Richard Hull
Born 6 September 1896 · Died 1973
From London, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Richard Hull was born Richard Henry Sampson in London on 6 September 1896 to Nina Hull and SA Sampson, and attended Rugby School, Warwickshire. When the First World War broke out, his uncle helped him secure a commission in the Queen Victoria's Rifles. At the end of the war, after three years in France, he returned to England and worked as an accountant.
His first book, The Murder of My Aunt, written under the pseudonym Richard Hull, was published in 1934. The novel, set in Dysserth, Welshpool, is known for its humour, narrative cham, and unexpected twists. Hull moved to writing full-time in 1934 and wrote a further fourteen novels over the span of his career.
During the Second World War, he became an auditor with the Admiralty in London, a position he retained for eighteen years until he retired in 1958. While he stopped writing detective fiction after 1953, Hull continued to take an interest in the affairs of the Detection Club, assisting Agatha Christie with her duties as President. He died in 1973. - - Bio from Agora Books
Books by Richard Hull in order
Books by Richard Hull in the order they were published, from The Murder of My Aunt (1934) to The Ghost It Was (1950).
- 1The Murder of My Aunt
The Murder of My Aunt1934 - 2Keep It Quiet
Keep It Quiet1936 - 3Murder Isn't Easy
Murder Isn't Easy1936 - 4The Murderers of MontyThe Murderers of Monty1937
- 5And Death Came TooAnd Death Came Too1939
- 6My Own Murderer
My Own Murderer1940 - 7Beyond Reasonable DoubtBeyond Reasonable Doubt1941
- 8The Unfortunate MurdererThe Unfortunate Murderer1942
- 9Left-handed DeathLeft-handed Death1946
- 10Excellent Intentions
Excellent Intentions1949 - 11The Ghost It Was
The Ghost It Was1950