author
Bruce Graeme
1900–1982
A hugely prolific British crime writer, he published more than 100 novels and became especially known for his Blackshirt stories, built around a witty gentleman thief. His books mix classic mystery puzzles with a brisk, entertaining pace.
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The trail of the White Knight
by Bruce Graeme
About the author
Born Graham Montague Jeffries in London on May 23, 1900, he wrote mainly under the name Bruce Graeme and built a long career as a British mystery novelist. Reliable sources describe him as remarkably prolific, with more than 100 novels to his name, and note that he also used other pen names including Peter Bourne and David Graeme.
His best-known creation was Blackshirt, a clever rogue who helped make his early books stand out from more conventional detective fiction. He also wrote several other crime series and stand-alone mysteries, showing an easy command of both adventure and puzzle-driven storytelling.
Outside his fiction, accounts say he served while still very young during World War I, worked as a reporter in the 1920s, and later had connections to film work. He died on May 14, 1982. His son, Roderic Jeffries, also became a crime writer.