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Anthony Berkeley
1893–1971
A witty pioneer of Golden Age crime fiction, this English novelist helped reshape the detective story with clever puzzles, sharp humor, and a darker psychological edge. He is especially remembered for classic mysteries and for a novel that later became Alfred Hitchcock's film Suspicion.
4 Audiobooks
The Layton Court mystery
by Anthony Berkeley
The mystery at lovers' cave
by Anthony Berkeley
The amateur crime
by Anthony Berkeley
The poisoned chocolates case
by Anthony Berkeley
About the author
Born Anthony Berkeley Cox in Watford, England, on July 5, 1893, he wrote under several names, including Anthony Berkeley, Francis Iles, and A. Monmouth Platts. He was educated at Sherborne School and University College London, served in the British Army during the First World War, and later worked as a journalist.
He became one of the notable writers of the British Golden Age of detective fiction and was a founder of the Detection Club. As Anthony Berkeley, he created intricate, often playful mystery novels, including The Poisoned Chocolates Case, which remains one of his best-known books.
Writing as Francis Iles, he also pushed crime fiction in a more psychological direction. His 1932 novel Before the Fact was adapted into Alfred Hitchcock's 1941 film Suspicion, helping secure his place as an inventive and influential figure in twentieth-century crime writing.