Barrie Roberts Explained

Barrie Roberts (Hampshire, 1939 – 2007)^[1] was an English author,^[1] folk singer,^{[2] [3]} freelance journalist,^[3] and criminal lawyer.^[3]

Biography

Born in Hampshire in 1939,^[3] Roberts was educated at Churcher's College.^[3]

As a lawyer, Roberts worked for two firms in the West Midlands^[3] and at one he was a part of the appeal for the Birmingham Six.^[3] As an instructor, Roberts taught courses on Ghosts and Unsolved Mysteries^[3] and has also lectured on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.^[3]

Roberts was a member of the Gypsy council^[4] and interested himself in the treatment of Gypsies and other travellers.^[4]

Bibliography

Chris Tyroll

• Victory Snapshot (1997)
• Robbery With Malice (1999)
• Bad Penny Blues (2000)
• Crowner & Justice (2002)

Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Novels

• Sherlock Holmes and the Railway Maniac (1994)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail (1995)^[5]
• Sherlock Holmes and the Man from Hell (1997)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Royal Flush (1998)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Harvest Of Death (1999)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder (2001)^{[6] [7]}
• Sherlock Holmes and the Rule of Nine (2003)^[8]
• Sherlock Holmes and the King's Governess (2005)^{[9] [10]}
• Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels (2007)^[11]

Short stories

• The Disappearance of Daniel Question (The Strand Magazine #4 2000)^[12]
• The Abbus Parva Tragedy: The Mystery of the Christmas Pie (The Strand Magazine Christmas 2001)
• The Affair of the Christmas Jewel (The Strand Magazine Christmas 2002)
• The Affair of the Christmas Candle (The Strand Magazine Christmas 2003)
• The Mystery of the Addleton Curse (The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures)
• The Affair of the Weeping Child (Unpublished)Personal Correspondence

Non-fiction

• Midland Ghosts and Hauntings (1994)
• Midland Murders and Mysteries (1997)
• Midland Spirits and Spectres (1998)
• Murder in the Midlands (2000)
• A Taste of Murder (2004)

Notes and References

1. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/barrie-roberts/ Barrie Roberts
2. Web site: Living Tradition review of This Label is NOT Removable . 20 February 2011 . 23 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723130709/http://www.folkmusic.net/htmfiles/webrevs/frtcd25.htm . dead .
3. Web site: About the Author . June 3, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070522033107/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/malcolm.roberts27/page2.html . May 22, 2007 . bot: unknown .
4. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/aug/27/obituaries.mainsection Obituary: Barrie Roberts
5. http://www.strandmag.com/reviews.htm Sherlock Holmes and the Devil's Grail review
6. http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7867-1016-4 Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder review
7. http://www.fictiondb.com/author/barrie-roberts~sherlock-holmes-and-the-crosby-murder~76478~b.htm Sherlock Holmes and the Crosby Murder review
8. http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7278-6004-0 Sherlock Holmes and the Rule of Nine review
9. http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7278-6223-5 Sherlock Holmes and the King's Governess review
10. http://www.strandmag.com/reviews_3.htm Sherlock Holmes and the King's Governess review
11. http://www.fictiondb.com/author/barrie-roberts~sherlock-holmes-and-the-american-angels~166799~b.htm Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels review
12. http://www.strandmag.com/sherlockpastiche.htm The Disappearance of Daniel Question