Bush, Christopher


Charlie Christmas 'Christopher' Bush (1888-1973) was an English writer. He was born in East Anglia and educated at Thetford Grammar School in Norfolk, and King's College London. Bush worked as a teacher before becoming a full-time writer. He served in both World Wars, reaching the rank of Major.

 

Bush wrote sixty-three novels, all of which featured his series characters Ludovic Travers and Superintendent Wharton. UK editions precede the US and there are a couple of alternate titles. Bush also wrote mysteries under the pseudonyms Michael Home and Noel Barclay.

 

 

Travers: "As for my methods of crime detection — well, I haven't any. ... For that my only tools are a brain that has been called agile. ... sharpened on crosswords rather than chess. ... I'd read the papers and polished off the crosswords in The Times and Telegraph ... "

 

Bibliography

 

The Plumley Inheritance (1926)

The Perfect Murder Case (1929)

Dead Man Twice (1930)

Murder at Fenwold (1930) aka The Death of Cosmo Revere

Dancing Death (1931)

Dead Man's Music (1931)

Cut Throat (1932)

The Case of the Unfortunate Village (1932)

The Case of the April Fools (1933)

The Case of the Three Strange Faces (1933)

The Case of the 100% Alibis (1934) aka The Kitchen Cake Murder

The Case of the Dead Shepherd (1934) aka The Tea Tray Murders

The Case of the Chinese Gong (1935)

The Case of the Monday Murders (1936)

The Case of the Bonfire Body (1936)

The Case of the Missing Minutes (1937)

The Case of the Hanging Rope (1937)

The Case of the Tudor Queen (1938)

The Case of the Leaning Man (1938)

The Case of the Green Felt Hat (1939)

The Case of the Flying Ass (1939)

The Case of the Climbing Rat (1940)

The Case of the Murdered Major (1941)

The Case of the Kidnapped Colonel (1942)

The Case of the Fighting Soldier (1942)

The Case of the Magic Mirror (1943)

The Case of the Running Mouse (1944)

The Case of the Platinum Blonde (1944)

The Case of the Corporal's Leave (1945)

The Case of the Missing Men (1946)

The Case of the Second Chance (1946)

The Case of the Curious Client (1947)

The Case of the Haven Hotel (1948)

The Case of the Housekeeper's Hair (1948)

The Case of the Seven Bells (1949)

The Case of the Purloined Picture (1949)

The Case of the Happy Warrior (1950)

The Case of the Corner Cottage (1951)

The Case of the Fourth Detective (1951)

The Case of the Happy Medium (1952)

The Case of the Counterfeit Colonel (1952)

The Case of the Burnt Bohemian (1953)

The Case of the Silken Petticoat (1953)

The Case of the Red Brunette (1954)

The Case of the Three Lost Letters (1954)

The Case of the Benevolent Bookie (1955)

The Case of the Amateur Actor (1955)

The Case of the Extra Man (1956)

The Case of the Flowery Corpse (1956)

The Case of the Russian Cross (1957)

The Case of the Treble Twist (1958)

The Case of the Running Man (1958)

The Case of the Careless Thief (1959)

The Case of the Sapphire Brooch (1960)

The Case of the Extra Grave (1961)

The Case of the Dead Man Gone (1961)

The Case of the Three-Ring Puzzle (1962)

The Case of the Heavenly Twin (1963)

The Case of the Grand Alliance (1964)

The Case of the Jumbo Sandwich (1965)

The Case of the Good Employer (1966)

The Case of the Deadly Diamonds (1967)

The Case of the Prodigal Daughter (1968)

 

As Michael Home

 

The Questing Man (1936)

The Harvest is Past (1937)

July at Fritham (1938)

City of the Soul (1943)

The Cypress Road (1945)

The Strange Prisoner (1947)

No Snow in Latching (1949)

The Soundless Years (1951)

The Auber File (1953)

That Was Yesterday (1955)

 

As Noel Barclay

 

The Trail of the Three Lean Men (1932)