Charles Kingston

Writing as Charles Kingston, Charles Kingston O'Mahony was an Irish journalist and author who worked in England and published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. He was born around 1884 and died on November 9, 1944.

His fiction is closely tied to London, which provides the backdrop for many of his novels. He wrote more than twenty crime books, including a seven-book series featuring Chief Inspector Wake of Scotland Yard, and his work is remembered for its solid plotting and energetic storytelling.

Before and alongside his detective fiction, he also wrote nonfiction as a journalist, including books such as The Viceroys of Ireland and In Darkest London. Though he is less famous today than some of his contemporaries, his novels remain of interest to readers who enjoy classic British mysteries from the years between the two world wars.