Barry Perowne
Encyclopedia
Barry Perowne was a pseudonym of the British
writer Philip Atkey (1908–1985), best known for crime fiction
. Another pseudonym was Pat Merriman. He continued the A. J. Raffles
series after its creator E. W. Hornung's death, as well as other stories with his own characters.
United Kingdom
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writer Philip Atkey (1908–1985), best known for crime fiction
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
. Another pseudonym was Pat Merriman. He continued the A. J. Raffles
A. J. Raffles
Arthur J. Raffles is a character created in the 1890s by E. W. Hornung, a brother-in-law to Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Raffles is, in many ways, a deliberate inversion of Holmes — he is a "gentleman thief," living in the Albany, a prestigious address in London, playing...
series after its creator E. W. Hornung's death, as well as other stories with his own characters.