author
Headon Hill
1857–1927
Best known as the pen name of Francis Edward Grainger, this British writer turned out brisk, entertaining mysteries and thrillers with a strong taste for crime, suspense, and investigative work. His stories helped shape the feel of popular late-Victorian and early-20th-century detective fiction.
2 Audiobooks
A Traitor's Wooing
by Headon Hill
The Duke Decides
by Headon Hill
About the author
Headon Hill was the pseudonym of Francis Edward Grainger (1857–1927), a British journalist and novelist. Reference sources identify him as a prolific writer of popular fiction, especially mysteries, thrillers, and police-centered stories, and library catalogs show a substantial body of work published under the Headon Hill name.
His fiction is often associated with crime investigation and suspense. Modern bibliographic and reference listings connect him with detective and police-procedural storytelling, and titles such as The Cliff-Path Mystery have helped keep his work in circulation for readers who enjoy classic British crime fiction.
Reliable pages located during this search did not provide a clear, usable portrait image of him, which is not unusual for authors of this period whose work survives more readily than their photographs.