Edward Grierson
Edward Grierson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 March 1914 |
| Died | 24 May 1975 (aged 61) |
| Occupation | Barrister, Justice of the Peace |
| Language | English |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Education | B.A. (honors) in jurisprudence, 1935 |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford (1932-1935) |
| Genre | Crime fiction; history |
| Years active | 1949–1975 |
| Notable awards | Gold Dagger Award, 1956 |
| Spouse | Helen D. Henderson (m. 1938) |
Edward Grierson (9 March 1914 – 24 May 1975) was a Northumberland barrister and a writer of crime novels. His debut crime novel is the outstanding Reputation for a Song, a classic inverted detective story. Grierson also wrote five novels, six works of non-fiction and two plays. He also wrote as Brian Crowther and John P. Stevenson.
Works
Crime novels
- Shall Perish with the Sword (as Brian Crowther). London, Quality Press, 1949.
- Reputation for a Song. London, Chatto and Windus, and New York, Knopf, 1952.[1] See also the film My Lover, My Son
- The Second Man. London, Chatto and Windus, and New York, Knopf, 1956.[2] Gold Dagger Award (dramatised on television: 'The Second Man' on Playhouse 90 in 1959 - starred James Mason and Diana Wynyard)[3]
- The Massingham Affair. London, Chatto and Windus, 1962; New York, Doubleday, 1963.[4]
- A Crime of One's Own. London, Chatto and Windus, and New York, Putnam, 1967.[5]
Novels
- The Lilies and the Bees. London, Chatto and Windus, 1953; as The Hastening Wind, New York, Knopf, 1953; as The Royalist, New York, Bantam, 1956.
- Far Morning. London, Chatto and Windus, and New York, Knopf, 1955.[6]
- The Captain General (as John P. Stevenson). New York, Doubleday, 1956; (as Edward Grierson), London, Chatto and Windus, 1958.
- Dark Torrent of Glencoe. New York, Doubleday, 1960; London, Chatto and Windus, 1961.[7]
Plays
- His Mother's Son, with Raymond Lulham (produced Harrogate, Yorkshire, 1953).
- Radio plays: The Ninth Legion, 1956; The Second Man, 1956; Mr. Curtis's Chambers, 1959.
Other
- Storm Bird: The Strange Life of Georgina Weldon. London, Chatto and Windus, 1959.
- The Fatal Inheritance: Philip II and the Spanish Netherlands. London, Gollancz, and New York, Doubleday, 1969.[8]
- The Imperial Dream: The British Commonwealth and the Empire 1775–1969. London, Collins, 1972; as The Death of the Imperial Dream, New York, Doubleday (publisher), 1972.
- Confessions of a Country Magistrate, London, Gollancz, 1972.
- King of the Two Worlds: Philip II of Spain. London, Collins, and New York, Putnam, 1974.
- The Companion Guide to Northumbria. London, Collins, 1976.
References
- ^ "Reputation for a Song". Kirkus Reviews. 1 January 1952. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "The Second Man". Kirkus Reviews. 15 June 1956. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 214.
- ^ "THE MASSINGHAM AFFAIR". Kirkus Reviews. 1 March 1963. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "A Crime of One's Own". Kirkus Reviews. 1 September 1967. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Far Morning". Kirkus Reviews. 1 March 1955. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "DARK TORRENT OF GLENCOE". Kirkus Reviews. 1 August 1960. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "THE FATAL INHERITANCE: Philip II and the Spanish Netherlands". Kirkus Reviews. 1 March 1969. Retrieved 4 March 2026.