June Thomson
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June Thomson (born 1930, in Rettendon
, Essex
, United Kingdom
) is a detective novelist. A former teacher, she was educated at Chelmsford High School
. She is the creator of the Chief Inspector Jack Finch (Inspector Rudd in American editions) and Sergeant Tom Boyce series of novels. Since 1990 she also wrote a series of six Sherlock Holmes
pastiche anthologies of short stories. Her works have been translated into many languages. June Thomson currently lives in St. Albans in Hertfordshire and is the mother of the philosophy writer Garrett Thomson. Her other son is Paul Thomson. Some of her books are: "Death Cap", "Not One of Us", "The Long Revenge", "Case Closed", "A Question of Identity", "Deadly Relations", "Alibi in Time", Shadow of a Doubt", "To Make a Killing", "Portrait of Lilith", "Sound of Evidence", "No Flowers by Request" and "The Secret Files of Sherlock Holmes". Thomson has written twenty-four crime novel, eighteen of those are of Detective Chief Inspector Jack Finch. "Few can match this author's careful characterization and precise settings"-Observer.
Rettendon
Rettendon is a small village in the Borough of Chelmsford in Essex, England about south east of the county town Chelmsford. Situated near the River Crouch the village was once owned by the Bishop of Ely. The A130 formerly passed through the village...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
) is a detective novelist. A former teacher, she was educated at Chelmsford High School
Chelmsford High School
Chelmsford High School a public high school located in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts built in 1974. Before 1974 the high school was located in the current McCarthy Middle School building. It serves as the public high school for students in grades 9 through 12. It is part of a central campus that...
. She is the creator of the Chief Inspector Jack Finch (Inspector Rudd in American editions) and Sergeant Tom Boyce series of novels. Since 1990 she also wrote a series of six Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The fantastic London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his use of forensic science skills to solve...
pastiche anthologies of short stories. Her works have been translated into many languages. June Thomson currently lives in St. Albans in Hertfordshire and is the mother of the philosophy writer Garrett Thomson. Her other son is Paul Thomson. Some of her books are: "Death Cap", "Not One of Us", "The Long Revenge", "Case Closed", "A Question of Identity", "Deadly Relations", "Alibi in Time", Shadow of a Doubt", "To Make a Killing", "Portrait of Lilith", "Sound of Evidence", "No Flowers by Request" and "The Secret Files of Sherlock Holmes". Thomson has written twenty-four crime novel, eighteen of those are of Detective Chief Inspector Jack Finch. "Few can match this author's careful characterization and precise settings"-Observer.