Biography

J. S. Fletcher (full name Joseph Smith Fletcher) was a British journalist, writer, and fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He studied law before turning to journalism.
He was known as one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the early days of the Golden Age of Detection.

Books by Joseph Smith Fletcher

Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher
Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher
2022
Fear of the Night and Other St
Fear of the Night and Other Stories
2021
King Versus Wargrave [microfor
King Versus Wargrave [microform]
2021
Queen of a Day
Queen of a Day
2021
Schatzmeister
Schatzmeister
2019
Voice from the Void and the Mi
Voice from the Void and the Middle Temple Murder
2019
Classic Mystery Novels Collect
Classic Mystery Novels Collection
2017
J. S. Fletcher, Best Novels
J. S. Fletcher, Best Novels
2017
Paul Campenhaye, Specialist in
Paul Campenhaye, Specialist in Criminology
2017
British Mystery Megapack Volum
British Mystery Megapack Volume 10
2015
British Mystery Multipack Volu
British Mystery Multipack Volume 10
2015
J. S. Fletcher, Collection Nov
J. S. Fletcher, Collection Novels
2014
Contents of the Coffin
Contents of the Coffin
2012
Mystery of the Hushing Pool
Mystery of the Hushing Pool
2012
Wonderful City
Wonderful City
2012
The Mystery of Lynne Court
The Mystery of Lynne Court
2011
Essential J. S. Fletcher Colle
Essential J. S. Fletcher Collection (13 Books)
2010
The Charing Cross Mystery
The Charing Cross Mystery
2007
Old Lattimer's Legacy
Old Lattimer's Legacy
2005
The Orange-Yellow Diamond
The Orange-Yellow Diamond
2005
Early Poems
Early Poems
2002
The Massingham Butterfly
The Massingham Butterfly
1970
And sudden death
And sudden death
1938
The mill house murder
The mill house murder
1937
Todmanhawe grange
Todmanhawe grange
1937
Works (Trent's Last Case / Gre
Works (Trent's Last Case / Green Ice / The Middle Temple Murder)
1936
The ebony box
The ebony box
1935
Murder of the secret agent
Murder of the secret agent
1934
The Ravenswood mystery, and ot
The Ravenswood mystery, and other stories
1934
Murder of a banker
Murder of a banker
1933
Murder of the lawyer's clerk
Murder of the lawyer's clerk
1933
Murder of the only witness
Murder of the only witness
1933
The Burma ruby
The Burma ruby
1933
The grocer's wife
The grocer's wife
1933
The Mantle of Ishmael
The Mantle of Ishmael
1933
Murder in the squire's pew
Murder in the squire's pew
1932
Murder of the ninth baronet
Murder of the ninth baronet
1932
The man in the fur coat
The man in the fur coat
1932
The Marrendon Mystery
The Marrendon Mystery
1932
The solution of a mystery
The solution of a mystery
1932
Collected verse (1881-1931)
Collected verse (1881-1931)
1931
Murder in four degrees
Murder in four degrees
1931
The dressing room murder
The dressing room murder
1931
The guarded room,
The guarded room,
1931
The man in No.3
The man in No.3
1931
The murder at Wrides park
The murder at Wrides park
1931
Behind the monocle
Behind the monocle
1930
The Borgia cabinet
The Borgia cabinet
1930
The heaven-sent witness and ot
The heaven-sent witness and other stories
1930
The seven day's secret
The seven day's secret
1930
The South Foreland murder
The South Foreland murder
1930
The Yorkshire Moorland mystery
The Yorkshire Moorland mystery
1930
Yorkshire moorland murder
Yorkshire moorland murder
1930
A maid and her money
A maid and her money
1929
The Box Hill murder
The Box Hill murder
1929
The diamond murders
The diamond murders
1929
The house in Tuesday market
The house in Tuesday market
1929
The Matheson formula
The Matheson formula
1929
The pinfold
The pinfold
1929
The ransom for London
The ransom for London
1929
The town of crooked ways
The town of crooked ways
1929
Cobweb castle
Cobweb castle
1928
I'd venture all for thee!
I'd venture all for thee!
1928
The Black House in Harley Street
The Black House in Harley Street
1928
The double chance
The double chance
1928
The murder in the Pallant
The murder in the Pallant
1928
The wrist mark
The wrist mark
1928
Hardican's Hollow.
Hardican's Hollow.
1927
Perris of the Cherry-trees
Perris of the Cherry-trees
1927
The Bartenstein mystery
The Bartenstein mystery
1927
The green rope
The green rope
1927
The passenger to Folkestone
The passenger to Folkestone
1927
The three days' terror
The three days' terror
1927
Safe number sixty-nine, and ot
Safe number sixty-nine, and other stories
1926
The Cartwright gardens murder
The Cartwright gardens murder
1926
The Fletcher omnibus
The Fletcher omnibus
1926
The great Brighton mystery
The great Brighton mystery
1926
The history of the St. Leger s
The history of the St. Leger stakes 1776-1926
1926
Works (The Middle Temple Murder / The Orange-Yellow Diamond / The Amaranth Club)
Works (The Middle Temple Murder / The Orange-Yellow Diamond / The Amaranth Club)
1926
The Bedford Row mystery
The Bedford Row mystery
1925
The life and work of St. Wilfr
The life and work of St. Wilfrid of Ripon
1925
The mill of many windows
The mill of many windows
1925
The Reformation in northern En
The Reformation in northern England
1925
The Secret of the Barbican
The Secret of the Barbican
1925
The topography of the Amazon V
The topography of the Amazon Valley
1925
Wrychester paradise
Wrychester paradise
1925
The heaven-kissed hill
The heaven-kissed hill
1924
The Mazaroff mystery
The Mazaroff mystery
1924
The mysterious Chinaman
The mysterious Chinaman
1924
The time-worn town
The time-worn town
1924
The Valley of headstrong men
The Valley of headstrong men
1924
Exterior to the evidence
Exterior to the evidence
1923
Lost Mr. Linthwaite
Lost Mr. Linthwaite
1923
Million Dollar Diamond
Million Dollar Diamond
1923
The Copper Box
The Copper Box
1923
The Mazaroff murder
The Mazaroff murder
1923
In the Mayor's Parlour
In the Mayor's Parlour
1922
Lynne Court Spinney
Lynne Court Spinney
1922
Ravensdene Court
Ravensdene Court
1922
Scarhaven Keep
Scarhaven Keep
1922
The Markenmore mystery
The Markenmore mystery
1922
The Middle of Things
The Middle of Things
1922
The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation
The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation
1922
The Borough Treasurer
The Borough Treasurer
1921
The Chestermarke Instinct
The Chestermarke Instinct
1921
Yorkshiremen of the restoration
Yorkshiremen of the restoration
1921
Dead Men's Money
Dead Men's Money
1920
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Harrogate and Knaresborough
1920
marchester royal
marchester royal
1920
The Herapath Property
The Herapath Property
1920
The Paradise Mystery
The Paradise Mystery
1920
The shadow of Ravenscliffe
The shadow of Ravenscliffe
1920
The Talleyrand Maxim
The Talleyrand Maxim
1920
Leet Livvy
Leet Livvy
1919
The Cistercians in Yorkshire
The Cistercians in Yorkshire
1919
The Middle Temple Murder
The Middle Temple Murder
1919
Heronshawe Main
Heronshawe Main
1918
The Amaranth club
The Amaranth club
1918
The making of modern Yorkshire, 1750-1914
The making of modern Yorkshire, 1750-1914
1918
Memorials of a Yorkshire parish
Memorials of a Yorkshire parish
1917
Families repaired
Families repaired
1916
The annexation society
The annexation society
1916
The king versus Wargrave
The king versus Wargrave
1915
Memories of a spectator
Memories of a spectator
1912
The golden venture
The golden venture
1912
The wheatstack
The wheatstack
1909
A book about Yorkshire
A book about Yorkshire
1908
Mothers in Israel
Mothers in Israel
1908
The enchanting north
The enchanting north
1908
Daniel Quayne
Daniel Quayne
1907
Mr. Poskitt
Mr. Poskitt
1907
The Harringtons of Highcroft farm
The Harringtons of Highcroft farm
1907
David March
David March
1904
For those were stirring times!
For those were stirring times!
1904
Anthony Everton
Anthony Everton
1903
Lucian the dreamer
Lucian the dreamer
1903
Owd Poskitt
Owd Poskitt
1903
The history of the St. Leger stakes, 1776-1901
The history of the St. Leger stakes, 1776-1901
1902
Baden-Powell of Mafeking
Baden-Powell of Mafeking
1900
Morrison's machine
Morrison's machine
1900
The harvesters
The harvesters
1900
From the broad acres
From the broad acres
1899
Picturesque history of Yorkshire
Picturesque history of Yorkshire
1899
The paths of the prudent
The paths of the prudent
1899
At the Blue Bell Inn
At the Blue Bell Inn
1898
Pasquinado
Pasquinado
1898
The making of Matthias
The making of Matthias
1898
Ballads of revolt
Ballads of revolt
1897
God's failures
God's failures
1897
At the gate of the fold
At the gate of the fold
1896
Life in Arcadia ..
Life in Arcadia ..
1896
Mistress Spitfire
Mistress Spitfire
1896
The Quarry Farm
The Quarry Farm
1895
The wonderful Wapentake
The wonderful Wapentake
1895
The remarkable adventure of Wa
The remarkable adventure of Walter Trelawney, parish 'prentice of Plymouth in the year of the great Armada
1894
Poems, chiefly against pessimism
Poems, chiefly against pessimism
1893
When Charles the First was king
When Charles the First was king
1892
A Short Life Of Cardinal Newman
A Short Life Of Cardinal Newman
1890
Mr. Spivey's clerk
Mr. Spivey's clerk
1890
The juvenile poems of J.S. Fletcher
The juvenile poems of J.S. Fletcher
1879
Grand relations
Grand relations
Malvery Hold
Malvery Hold
Nooks & corners of Yorkshire
Nooks & corners of Yorkshire
Recollections of a Yorkshire v
Recollections of a Yorkshire village