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J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
1863–1935
Best known for brisk, puzzle-rich mysteries, this prolific English writer produced hundreds of novels and helped shape the feel of early 20th-century crime fiction. Before turning fully to fiction, he also worked as a journalist and wrote poetry and historical novels.
32 Audiobooks
The Middle Temple Murder
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Paradise Mystery
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Middle Temple Murder
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Paradise Mystery
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Markenmore Mystery
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Charing Cross Mystery
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Borough Treasurer
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Scarhaven Keep
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Ravensdene Court
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Chestermarke Instinct
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Root of All Evil
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Lucian the dreamer
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Herapath Property
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Middle of Things
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Dead Men's Money
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Orange-Yellow Diamond
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
In the Mayor's Parlour
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Baden-Powell of Mafeking
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Talleyrand Maxim
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Mr. Poskitt's Nightcaps: Stories of a Yorkshire Farmer
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
In the Days of Drake
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Kellanpunainen timantti
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Välkehtivä Rubiini
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Kuparilipas
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Lynne Courtin salaisuus
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Markenmoren salaisuus
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Kadonnut mies
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Lukkoneula
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Mazaroffin murhajuttu
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
Miljoonan dollarin timantti
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The copper box
by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
About the author
Born in Halifax, England, in 1863, J. S. Fletcher became one of the most industrious popular writers of his time. He worked as a journalist early in his career, and that grounding in clear, efficient storytelling carried into a long writing life that ranged across poetry, historical fiction, and especially mystery novels.
He is now most often remembered for his detective and crime stories, many of them fast-moving tales of murder, secrets, missing identities, and legal intrigue. Readers who enjoy classic British mysteries often come across his work for its strong sense of pace and its gift for turning complicated plots into entertaining, accessible reads.
Fletcher died in 1935, but his books have remained in circulation through reprints and digital editions. His reputation rests on both his sheer productivity and his place in the development of modern popular detective fiction.