Henry Wade was the pseudonym of Major Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher (1887-1969), English writer and baronet, who created Inspector John Poole.
Wade was born in Surrey and educated at Eton and Oxford. He married Mary Augusta Chilton in 1911. He served in both world wars as a Grenadier Guard. He married Mary Augusta Chilton in 1911 and Nancy Cecil Reynolds in 1965. The Wade pseudonym was taken from his mother's maiden name. Wade wrote both traditional and inverted mysteries, and published stories in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.
"... there can be no doubt that Wade is one of the outstanding authors not only of the thirties, but also of the immediate post-war period. His novels are varied in plot and situation; they have wit, and his style is forceful and elegant." Binyon, TJ - Murder Will Out (1989)
Bibliography
The Verdict of You All (1926)
The Missing Partners (1928)
The Duke of York's Steps (1929)
The Dying Alderman (1930)
No Friendly Drop (1931)
The Hanging Captain (1932)
Policeman's Lot (1933) {short stories}
Mist on the Saltings (1933)
Constable, Guard Thyself! (1934)
Heir Presumptive (1935)
Bury Him Darkly (1936)
The High Sheriff (1937)
Here Comes the Copper (1938)
Released for Death (1938)
Lonely Magdalen (1940)
New Graves at Great Norne (1947)
Diplomat's Folly (1951)
Be Kind to the Killer (1952)
Too Soon to Die (1953)
Gold Was Our Grave (1954)
A Dying Fall (1955)
The Litmore Snatch (1957)
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