James Anderson (author)

James Anderson (1936–2007) was a British author. He is best known for his books featuring Inspector Wilkins. Set in the 1930s, the action of the books takes place in a large fictional British estate, or stately home, belonging to George Henry Aylvin Saunders, the 12th Earl of Burford. The books are a humorous look at the Golden Age type of mystery, which feature whodunnits set during a house party, and contain joking references to Inspector Appleby, the detective created by Michael Innes, or Inspector Alleyn, created by Ngaio Marsh, and to the well-known private detective Hercule Poirot, invented by Agatha Christie.

Anderson also wrote novelizations based on the television series Murder, She Wrote.

Bibliography

Inspector Wilkins books

• The Affair of the Blood-stained Egg Cosy
• The Affair of the Mutilated Mink
• The Affair of the 39 Cufflinks

Novelizations based on Murder, She Wrote

• The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
• Hooray for Hollywood
• Lovers and Other Killers

Mikael Petros books

• Assassin
• The Abolition of Death

Other works

• The Alpha List
• Appearance of Evil
• Angel of Death
• Assault and Matrimony
• Auriol
• Additional Evidence