Biography

Given name Robert Alfred John Walling.
R. A. J. Walling (1869-1949) was born in Exeter in England and spent his professional life as a successful newspaperman. He took to writing fiction late in life. His first novel was published in 1927 and the first of the Philip Tolefree mysteries appeared in 1932. Tolefree is nominally an insurance investigator, but more of an amateur sleuth. His police comrade in crime is Inspector Pierce.

Books by R. A. J. Walling

Sea-Dog of Devon
Sea-Dog of Devon
2024
A Corpse By Any Other Name
A Corpse By Any Other Name
1998
The story of Plymouth
The story of Plymouth
1950
The Corpse with the Missing Wa
The Corpse with the Missing Watch
1949
The Corpse without a Clue
The Corpse without a Clue
1944
The Corpse with the Eerie Eye
The Corpse with the Eerie Eye
1942
The corpse with the blistered
The corpse with the blistered hand
1939
The Corpse with the Red-headed Friend
The Corpse with the Red-headed Friend
1939
The Walling omnibus ..
The Walling omnibus ..
1939
They liked Entwhistle
They liked Entwhistle
1939
The corpse with the grimy glov
The corpse with the grimy glove
1938
The crime in Cumberland Court
The crime in Cumberland Court
1938
Marooned with Murder
Marooned with Murder
1937
The green hills of England
The green hills of England
1937
The mystery of Mr. Mock
The mystery of Mr. Mock
1937
Mr. Tolefree's reluctant witne
Mr. Tolefree's reluctant witnesses
1936
The Corpse in the Crimson Slippers
The Corpse in the Crimson Slippers
1936
The corpse with the floating foot
The corpse with the floating foot
1936
The cat and the corpse
The cat and the corpse
1935
The Corpse in the Coppice
The Corpse in the Coppice
1935
The Corpse in the Green Pyjamas
The Corpse in the Green Pyjamas
1935
Eight to nine
Eight to nine
1934
The Bachelor Flat Mystery
The Bachelor Flat Mystery
1934
The Tolliver Case
The Tolliver Case
1934
Behind the yellow blind
Behind the yellow blind
1933
Follow the blue car
Follow the blue car
1933
In Time for Murder
In Time for Murder
1933
Prove it, Mr. Tolefree
Prove it, Mr. Tolefree
1933
The charm of Brittany
The charm of Brittany
1933
The fatal 5 minutes
The fatal 5 minutes
1932
Stroke of one
Stroke of one
1931
The man with the squeaky voice
The man with the squeaky voice
1930
Murder at the keyhole
Murder at the keyhole
1929
Adventures of a rubberneck
Adventures of a rubberneck
1928
That dinner at Bardolph's
That dinner at Bardolph's
1928
A sea-dog of Devon
A sea-dog of Devon
1907
The Corpse with the Dirty Face
The Corpse with the Dirty Face