Sapper (1888-1937) was the pseudonym of Herman Cyril McNeile, a British writer. McNeile was born in Cornwall and educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Military Academy Woolwich. He served in the Royal Engineers from 1907 to 1919 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He married Violet Douglas in 1914.

Sapper is best known for his series character Hugh "Bulldog" (originally Bull-Dog) Drummond, the patriotic English hero who foils the plans of the evil Carl Peterson and others. He also wrote a series of stories about a more cerebral upper-class detective called Ronald Standish. After his death the Drummond series was taken over by Gerard Fairlie, who was allegedly the original model for the character.

Bibliography

The Final Count (1926)

Jim Brent (1926)

The Dinner Club - short stories (1927)

The Female of the Species (1928) aka Bulldog Drummond Meets the Female of the Species, Bulldog Drummond Meets a Murderess

Temple Tower (1929)

Tiny Carteret (1930)

The Island of Terror (1931) aka Guardians of the Treasure

The Return of Bull-Dog Drummond (1932) aka Bulldog Drummond Returns

Knock-Out (1933) aka Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Ronald Standish (1933) aka Ask For Ronald Standish

When Carruthers Laughed (1934) - Short stories

Bulldog Drummond at Bay (1935)

Challenge (1937)

As HC McNeile

Mufti (1919)

Bull-Dog Drummond (1920)

The Black Gang (1922)

Jim Maitland (1923)

The Third Round (1924) aka Bulldog Drummond's Third Round