Kel Richards

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Kevin Barry "Kel" Richards (born February 8, 1946) is an Australian author and radio personality.

Richards has written a series of crime novels and thrillers for adult readers which includes "The Case of the Vanishing Corpse", "Death in Egypt" and "An Outbreak of Darkness".

Richards features extensively on ABC NewsRadio, including the "Wordwatch" segment. Wordwatch is a feature introduced by Richards. Initially developed as a "filler" program for the radio programs to allow time for changes of people or locations, it tapped into an interest by the listening public, now has its own followingCitation |last= Javes |first= Sue |title= Kel's defining moment |newspaper= Sydney Morning Herald |year= 2003 |date= November 11, 2003 |url= http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/10/1068329493901.html?from=storyrhs] and several books have been produced based on the show's research. In November 2003 the thousandth episode of the show was produced.

Richards currently presents NewsRadio's general programming every weeknight.

Bibliography

Crime novels

* "The Case of the Vanishing Corpse" (Hodder & Stoughton, 1990)
* "The Case of the Secret Assassin" (Hodder & Stoughton, 1992)
* "The second death" (Coronet Books, 1993)
* "The Case of the Damascus Dagger" (Hodder & Stoughton, 1994)
* "The Case of the Dead Certainty" (Hodder & Stoughton, 1995)
* "The Third Bloodstain" (Hodder & Stoughton, 1995)
* "Death in Egypt : a Murder Mystery" (Hodder & Stoughton, 1996)
* "The Curse of the Pharaohs" (Beacon Communications, c1997)
* "The Headless Monk" (Beacon Communications, c. 1997)
* "The Vampire Serpent" (Beacon, 1997)

hort stories

* "The Amateur Hangman", "More Crimes for a Summer Christmas" edited by Stephen Knight (1991)

Adaptations

* "The Ballad of the Two Sons" (Anzea Publishers, c 1993) illustrated by Meng
* "Aussie Yarns " (c. 2004)
* "Aussie Pilgrim’s Progress : John Bunyan’s immortal story" (2006)
* "An Aussie Christmas Carol : Charles Dickens’ immortal tale retold as an Aussie bush yarn" (2007)

Non-fiction

* "ABC Classic FM’s Word of the Day" (2004) with Clive Robertson
* "Word
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* "Word of the day 2: Wordwatching: a Wonderful Look Into the World of Words" (ABC Books, 2006)

Television writing

* "Murder Call" TV episodescite web |title= Filmography - Kel Richards |publisher= ImDb |url= http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1269970/ |accessdate= 2008-03-24] :: - Deadfall (1998):: - A Blow to the Heart (1999):: - House of Spirits (2000):: - A Stab in the Dark (2000)

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References

* [http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A%2b-9 Austlit - Richards, Kel]

External links

* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/kel-richards/ "Kel Richards Books"]
* [http://www.theaussiebible.com.au/Default.htm the "Aussie Bible"]