Francis Clifford (author)
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Francis Clifford is a pen name
of Arthur Leonard Bell Thompson(1 December, 1917-1975), a British writer of crime and thriller novels. He was born in Bristol
, served with great distinction in the Second World War, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
.
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
of Arthur Leonard Bell Thompson(1 December, 1917-1975), a British writer of crime and thriller novels. He was born in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, served with great distinction in the Second World War, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
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Novels
- Honour the Shrine (1953)
- The Trembling Earth (1955)
- Overdue (1957)
- Something to Love (1958)
- Act of Mercy (1959); US title: Guns of DarknessGuns of DarknessGuns of Darkness is a 1962 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring David Niven, Leslie Caron and James Robertson Justice...
- Battle is Fought to Be Won (1960)
- Time is an Ambush (1962)
- The Green Fields of Eden (1963)
- The Hunting Ground (1964)
- Third Side of the Coin (1965)
- The Naked Runner (1966)
- All Men Are Lonely Now (1967)
- Another Way of Dying (1968); Silver DaggerSilver DaggerSilver Dagger can refer to:*Silver Dagger , an American folk ballad*Silver Dagger , Crime Writers' Association Award*Silver Daggers, experimental music group*Silver Dagger , a Marvel Comics character...
Award - The Blind Side (1971)
- A Wild Justice (1972)
- Amigo, Amigo (1973); shortlisted for Edgar AwardEdgar AwardThe Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
- Grosvenor Square Goodbye (1974); US title: Good-Bye and Amen; Silver DaggerSilver DaggerSilver Dagger can refer to:*Silver Dagger , an American folk ballad*Silver Dagger , Crime Writers' Association Award*Silver Daggers, experimental music group*Silver Dagger , a Marvel Comics character...
Award, shortlisted for Edgar AwardEdgar AwardThe Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America... - Drummer in the Dark (1976)
- Desperate Journey (1979)
Short story collections
- Ten Minutes on a June Morning (1977)