Francis Clifford (author)

Francis Clifford (author)

Francis Clifford is a pen name of Arthur Leonard Bell Thompson(1 December, 1917-1975), a British writer of crime and thriller novels. He was born in Bristol, served with great distinction in the Second World War, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.

Bibliography

Novels

*"Honour the Shrine" (1953)
*"The Trembling Earth" (1955)
*"Overdue" (1957)
*"Something to Love" (1958)
*"Act of Mercy" (1959); US title: "Guns of Darkness"
*"Battle is Fought to Be Won" (1960)
*"Time is an Ambush" (1962)
*"The Green Fields of Eden" (1963)
*"The Hunting Ground" (1964)
*"Third Side of the Coin" (1965)
*"The Naked Runner" (1966)
*"All Men Are Lonely Now" (1967)
*"Another Way of Dying" (1968); Silver Dagger Award
*"The Blind Side" (1971)
*"A Wild Justice" (1972)
*"Amigo, Amigo" (1973); shortlisted for Edgar Award
*"Grosvenor Square Goodbye" (1974); US title: "Good-Bye and Amen"; Silver Dagger Award, shortlisted for Edgar Award
*"Drummer in the Dark" (1976)
*"Desperate Journey" (1979)

hort story collections

*"Ten Minutes on a June Morning" (1977)


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