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