Сесил Джон Чарльз Стрит ( англ. Cecil John Charles Street ; 3 мая 1884 — 8 декабря 1964) — британский военный и автор детективных романов, наиболее известный под псевдонимом Джон Род ( англ. John Rhode ).

Был известен своим коллегам, семье и друзьям как Джон Стрит, начал свою военную карьеру в качестве офицера артиллерии британской армии. В ходе Первой мировой войны он стал пропагандистом МИ-7, в роли которого занимал звание майора . После окончания войны он чередовал Дублин и Лондон во время ирландской войны за независимость в качестве информационного офицера Дублинского замка, тесно сотрудничая с (1872—1955). Позже он зарабатывал на жизнь как плодовитый автор детективных романов и был членом Детективного Клуба с самого его основания в 1930 году.

Биография

Сесил Джон Чарльз Стрит родился 3 мая 1884 года. Стрит скрывал на протяжении всей жизни тщательно скрывал факты своей биографии, но известно, что он родился в Гибралтаре и, возможно, учился в государственной школе в Беркшире и, возможно, в колледже Веллингтона. Награждён Военным Крестом и Орденом Британской Империи ( ). Был женат на Айлин Уоллер. Умер 8 декабря 1964 года в возрасте 80 лет в Истборне (по другим данным писатель умер в январе 1965 года в Сифорде , Льюис ).

Творчество

Джон Стрит выпустил две объемные серии романов: одна под именем Джон Род, в большинстве из которых фигурировал ученый доктор Пристли ; другая под именем Майлз Бертон (англ. Miles Burton), в большинстве из которых фигурировал отставной морской офицер Десмонд Меррион (англ. Desmond Merrion). Так же писал под псевдонимом Сесил Уэй (англ. Cecil Waye).

Романы о докторе Пристли были одними из первых после доктора Торндайка , чтобы представить расследование в детективе как научные анализы , такие, как, к примеру, анализ грязи на обуви подозреваемого. Десмонд Меррион был детективом-любителем, работающим с инспектором Скотленд-Ярда Арнольдом.

Критик и писатель Джулиан Симонс сказал о Джоне Роде как о выдающемся члене скучной школы детективной литературы. «Большинство из них поздно начали писать художественную литературу, и лишь немногие обладали большим талантом к ней. У них были некоторые навыки в создании головоломок, не более, и по иронии судьбы они писали гораздо лучше, чем С. С. Ван Дайн его изречение, что детективная история должным образом относится к категории загадок или кроссвордов. Большинство из них были британцами, и среди наиболее известных из них был майор Джон Стрит…» . Однако мнение Симонса не помешало книгам Стрита стать очень востребованными лишь для коллекционеров (многие из ранних книг могут потребовать высоких цен). Жак Барзун и Уэнделл Хертиг Тейлор в своем « » предлагают Симонсу другую точку зрения, в частности, восхваляя несколько книг Рода, хотя они рассматривают лишь небольшую часть из более чем 140 романов, написанных Стритом.

Библиография

Как John Rhode

Dr. Priestley Novels

• The Paddington Mystery (1925)
• Dr. Priestley’s Quest (1926)
• The Ellerby Case (1927)
• The Murders in Praed Street (1928)
• Tragedy at the Unicorn (1928)
• The House on Tollard Ridge (1929). (On first publication in the U.S. the book was promoted as being by C J C Street)
• The Davidson Case (1929) (U.S. title Murder at Bratton Grange ; on first publication in the U.S. the book was promoted as being by C J C Street)
• Peril at Cranbury Hall (1930)
• Pinehurst (1930) (U.S. title Dr. Priestley Investigates ; on first publication in the U.S. the book was promoted as being by C J C Street)
• Tragedy on the Line (1931). (On first publication in the U.S. the book was promoted as being by C J C Street)
• The Hanging Woman (1931)
• Mystery at Greycombe Farm (1932) (U.S. title The Fire at Greycombe Farm ; on first publication in the U.S. the book was promoted as being by C J C Street)
• Dead Men at the Folly (1932)
• The Motor Rally Mystery (1933) (U.S. title Dr. Priestley Lays a Trap ; on its publication in the U.S. the book was promoted as being by C J C Street)
• The Claverton Mystery (1933) (U.S. title The Claverton Affair )
• The Venner Crime (1933)
• The Robthorne Mystery (1934) When one of the Robthorne twins commits suicide, there is a question over which one it is and whether it was suicide or murder.
• Poison for One (1934)
• Shot at Dawn (1934)
• The Corpse in the Car (1935) Dr. Priestley solves how Lady Misterton was killed whilst sitting, alone, in her car. Supt Hanslet attempts to track down her killer.
• Hendon’s First Case (1935). (In first publication in the U.S. the book was promoted as being by C J C Street)
• Mystery at Olympia (1935) (U.S. title Murder at the Motor Show )
• Death at Breakfast (1936)
• In Face of the Verdict (1936) (U.S. title In the Face of the Verdict )
• Death in the Hop Fields (1937) (U.S. title The Harvest Murder )
• Death on the Board (1937) (U.S. title Death Sits on the Board )
• Proceed with Caution (1937) (U.S. title Body Unidentified )
• Invisible Weapons (1938)
• The Bloody Tower (1938) (U.S. title The Tower of Evil ) — Inspector Waghorn identifies a ruthless murderer and solves a set of clues to the whereabouts of long-hidden treasure
• Death Pays a Dividend (1939)
• Death on Sunday (1939) (U.S. title The Elm Tree Murder )
• Death on the Boat Train (1940)
• Murder at Lilac Cottage (1940)
• Death at the Helm (1941)
• They Watched by Night (1941) (U.S. title Signal For Death )
• The Fourth Bomb (1942)

• Dead on the Track (1943)
• Men Die at Cyprus Lodge (1943)
• Death Invades the Meeting (1944)
• Vegetable Duck (1944) (U.S. title Too Many Suspects )
• Bricklayer’s Arms (1945) (U.S. title Shadow of a Crime ) (Dr. Priestley plays only a minor role in this book, all the actual detection being done by Inspector Waghorn)
• The Lake House (1946) (U.S. title Secret of the Lake House )
• Death in Harley Street (1946)
• Nothing But the Truth (1947) (U.S. title Experiment in Crime )
• Death of an Author (1947)
• The Paper Bag (1948) (U.S. title The Links in the Chain )
• Up the Garden Path (1949) (U.S. title The Fatal Garden )
• The Telephone Call (1949) (U.S. title Shadow of an Alibi )
• Blackthorn House (1949)
• Family Affairs (1950) (U.S. title The Last Suspect )
• The Two Graphs (1950) (U.S. title Double Identities )
• The Secret Meeting (1951)
• Dr. Goodwood’s Locum (1951) (U.S. title The Affair of the Substitute Doctor )
• Death at the Dance (1952)
• Death in Wellington Road (1952)
• Death at the Inn (1953) (U.S. title The Case of the Forty Thieves )
• By Registered Post (1953) (U.S. title The Mysterious Suspect )
• Death on the Lawn (1954)
• The Dovebury Murders (1954)
• Death of a Godmother (1955) (U.S. title Delayed Payment )
• The Domestic Agency (1955) (U.S. title Grave Matters ; on first publication in the U.S. the novel was promoted as being by C J C Street)
• An Artist Dies (1956) (U.S. title Death of an Artist )
• Open Verdict (1956)
• Death of a Bridegroom (1957)
• Robbery With Violence (1957)
• Death Takes a Partner (1958)
• Licensed For Murder (1958)
• Murder at Derivale (1958). (On first publication in the U.S. the book was promoted as being by C J C Street)
• Three Cousins Die (1959)
• The Fatal Pool (1960)

• Twice Dead (1960)
• The Vanishing Diary (1961)

Другое

• A.S.F.: The Story of a Great Conspiracy (1924) (U.S. title The White Menace )
• The Double Florin (1924)
• The Alarm (1925)
• Mademoiselle From Armentieres (1927)
• Drop to His Death (1939) (U.S. title Fatal Descent ; on its first publication in the U.S. the book was promoted as being solely by C J C Street)rr
• Night Exercise (1942) (U.S. title Dead of the Night ).
• The Case of Constance Kent
• The Elusive Bullet . Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror — Second Series, Ed. Dorothy L Sayers, 1931 (Dr. Priestley story). Reprinted: Bodies from the Library. Ed. Tony Medawar, 2018
• The Vanishing Diamond . The Great Book of Thrillers. Ed. H. Douglas Thomson, 1935 (Dr. Priestley story)
• The Yellow Sphere . Sunday Dispatch , 3 April 1938
• The Purple Line . Evening Standard , 20 January 1950. Reprinted: Evening Standard Detective Book, 1950 (Inspector Purley story)

• Constance Kent , included in The Anatomy of Murder, Bodley Head, 1936
• Why People Like Detective Stories . The Listener, 2 October 1935
• Unsolved Mysteries No. 6: Solution to the «Mystery of the Murdered Lieutenant» . The Star, 1938

• Dr. Priestley , BBC Empire Service, talk as part of the series 'Meet the Detective', 1935
• The Strange Affair at the Old Dutch Mill , play featuring Inspector Jimmy Waghorn, BBC National Programme, 7 October 1938, as part of the series 'What Happened at 8:20?"
• Death Travels First , two-part play featuring Inspector Jimmy Waghorn, BBC Home Service, 2 and 9 July 1940 as part of a series of plays by members of the Detection Club

• Thoughts of a Detective Story Writer , BBC National Programme, 7, 14, 21 and 28 September 1935

Как Miles Burton

Desmond Merrion Novels

• The Secret of High Eldersham (1930) (aka The Mystery of High Eldersham )
• The Menace on the Downs (1931)
• The Three Crimes (1931)
• Death of Mr. Gantley (1932)
• Fate at the Fair (1933)
• Tragedy at the Thirteenth Hole (1933)
• Death at the Crossroads (1933)
• To Catch A Thief (1934)
• The Charabanc Mystery (1934)
• The Devereux Court Mystery (1935)
• The Milk Churn Murder (1935) (U.S. title The Clue of the Silver Brush )
• Where is Barbara Prentice? (1936) (U.S. title The Clue of the Silver Cellar )
• Death in the Tunnel (1936) (U.S. title Dark Is the Tunnel )
• Murder of a Chemist (1936)
• Death at the Club (1937) (U.S. title The Clue of the Fourteen Keys )
• Murder in Crown Passage (1937) (U.S. title The Man with the Tattooed Face )
• Death at Low Tide (1938)
• The Platinum Cat (1938)
• Mr. Babbacombe Dies (1939)
• Death Leaves No Card (1939)
• Mr. Westerby Missing (1940)
• Murder in the Coalhole (1940) (U.S. title Written in Dust )
• Death Takes a Flat (1940) (U.S. title Vacancy With Corpse )
• Up The Garden Path (1941) (U.S. title Death Visits Downspring )
• Death of Two Brothers (1941)
• This Undesirable Residence (1942) (U.S. title Death at Ash House )
• Dead Stop (1943)
• Murder M.D. (1943) (U.S. title Who Killed the Doctor? )
• Four-Ply Yarn (1944) (U.S. title The Shadow on the Cliff )
• The Three Corpse Trick (1944)
• Early Morning Murder (1945) (U.S. title Accidents Do Happen )

• Not A Leg to Stand On (1945)
• The Cat Jumps (1946)
• Situation Vacant (1946) -Two secretaries for Alys Whyttington die within months of each other. Arnold, Merrion and local confidant Mr Clipsham investigate the deaths and the mysterious past of Mrs Whyttington.
• Heir to Lucifer (1947)
• A Will in the Way (1947)
• Devil’s Reckoning (1948)
• Death in Shallow Water (1948)
• Death Takes the Living (1949) (U.S. title The Disappearing Parson )
• Look Alive (1949)
• Ground for Suspicion (1950)
• A Village Afraid (1950)
• Beware Your Neighbour (1951)
• Murder Out of School (1951)
• Murder on Duty (1952)
• Heir to Murder (1953)
• Something to Hide (1953)
• Murder in Absence (1954)
• Unwanted Corpse (1954)
• A Crime in Time (1955)
• Murder Unrecognized (1955)
• Death in a Duffle Coat (1956)
• Found Drowned (1956)
• The Chinese Puzzle (1957)
• The Moth-Watch Murder (1957)
• Bones in the Brickfield (1958)
• Death Takes a Detour (1958)
• Return from the Dead (1959)
• A Smell of Smoke (1960)
• Legacy of Death (1960)
• Death Paints a Picture (1960)

Другое

• The Hardway Diamonds Mystery (1930)
• Murder at the Moorings (1932)

Как Cecil Waye

• Murder at Monk’s Barn (1931)
• The Figure of Eight (1931)
• The End of the Chase (1932)
• The Prime Minister’s Pencil (1933)

Как F.O.O. (Forward Observation Officer)

• The Worldly Hope (Eveleigh Nash Company), 1917, a war novel.

• With the Guns (Eveleigh Nash Company), 1916
• The Making of a Gunner , 1916

Как I.O. (Intelligence Officer)

• The Administration of Ireland, 1920, 1921 at Internet Archive

Как C. J. C. Street

• Ireland in 1921 , 1922 Full text at Internet Archive
• Hungary and Democracy , 1923 Full text at Internet Archive
• Rhineland and Ruhr , Alfred Couldray, 1923
• East of Prague , 1924 Limited view at Google Books
• The Treachery of France , 1924 Limited view at Google Books
• Lord Reading , 1928 Limited view at Google Books
• President Masaryk Bles, 1930

• Vauban, Builder of Fortresses , by Daniel Halvey, translated with notes, 1929
• The Life and Voyages of Captain Cook , by Maurice Thiery, translated with notes, 1929

• A Quiet Night Watch . Launceston Examiner, 4 January 1918
• The Duel . Hobart Mercury, 8 January 1918
• Paying a Morning Call . New Zealand Times, 14 January 1918
• An Airman’s Evening . Oamaru Mail, 18 January 1918
• Ending a Nuisance . Taranaki Herald, 21 January 1918
• A Night Alarm . Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate, 30 January 1918
• The Sacrifice . Townsville Daily Bulletin, 18 February 1918
• Running the Gauntlet . Hobart Daily Post, 22 February 1918
• The Counter Attack . Taranaki Herald, 26 February 1918
• Gunner Morson, Signaller . Trench and Camp (Camp Logan Edition), 11 March 1918
• Ready for Action, Sir . Launceston Examiner, 12 April 1918
• An Overhaul . Sydney World’s News, 13 April 1918
• Getting the Wind Up . War Supplement for Week Ending 27 April 1918
• Stuck in the Mud . Chicago Tribune, 2 June 1918
• An Unexpected Shot . Melbourne Age, 20 July 1918
• Under Fire . Feilding Star, 29 July 1918. Reprinted; Taranaki Herald, 1 August 1918
• The Thick of It . Leeds Mercury, 14 August 1918
• Not a Blank . Leeds Mercury, 21 August 1918
• The Watcher . (Washington) Sunday Star, 25 August 1918

• On the High Seas . Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction, September 1920
• TITLE UNKNOWN . Lloyd’s Story Magazine, September 1922 — Not confirmed
• The Ship’s Doctor . Sea Stories, 5 October 1923

• TITLE UNKNOWN . Every Week Illustrated. 18 April 1914 — Not confirmed
• The Time of Waiting: Synchronising Watches . Perth Daily News, 7 June 1917
• Gives Mask to Girl and Dies . Indianapolis Star, 9 December 1917
• The Artillery Signaller . [Brisbane] Telegraph, 29 December 1917
• A New Army Battery: The Making of a Gunner . Brisbane Courier, 1 January 1918
• The Artillery Duel . West Australian, 1 January 1918
• On the Flank of the Battle . Melbourne Leader, 12 January 1918
• On the High Seas . Taranaki Herald, 18 January 1918
• A Combined Shoot . National Advocate, 31 January 1918
• The Equipment of a Battery . Oamaru Times, 2 February 1918
• The Heavy Artillery Chaplain . Taranaki Herald, 22 February 1918
• Artillery Registration . Newcastle Journal, 25 February 1918
• Gunners and Their Targets . Leeds Mercury, 2 March 1918
• Barrage . Straits Times, 6 March 1918.
• Supplying in the Field . Straits Times, 12 March 1918
• Cambrai . New Zealand Times, 12 March 1918
• In a German Gun-Pit . Taranaki Herald, 20 March 1918
• The Hedjaz Railway . Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate, 2 April 1918
• Mechanical Transport . New Zealand Herald, 6 April 1918
• Armentieres . Wilmington Morning News, 6 April 1918
• The Paris Long Range Gun . Leeds Mercury, 8 April 1918
• Artillery in War . Melbourne Age, 13 January 1918
• Reaping the Whirlwind . Straits Times, 15 April 1918
• Watching a Shoot . Every Week Illustrated, 18 April 1918
• Rifle First and Last . Coventry Evening Telegraph, 20 April 1918
• Arabian Campaign Operations of the Arabs . Launceston Daily Telegraph, 20 April 1918
• When Gas Ceases to be Deadly . Lincolnshire Echo, 22 April 1918
• How Guns Move Forward . Darling Downs Gazette, 22 April 1918
• Muscle and Brain . Daily Record, Monday 22 April 1918
• Constructional Material in the Field . Oamaru Mail, 22 April 1918
• The Hedjaz Railway . Taranaki Herald, 25 April 1918
• Artillery Ammunition . Nelson Evening Mail, 26 April 1918
• Importance of Amiens . Northern Whig, 27 April 1918
• Before the Dawn . Taranaki Herald, 27 April 1918
• The Fall of Jericho . Taranaki Herald, 27 April 1918
• The 'Number One' . Mainland Daily Mercury, 27 April 1918
• Physical Training . Leeds Mercury, 29 April 1918
• Austria’s Next War . Maryborough Chronicle, 3 May 1918
• The 'Number One': The Day’s Work of an Artillery Sergeant . Brisbane Courier, 7 May 1918
• A Junker’s Boastings . Tamworth Daily Observer, 8 May 1918
• Artillery in Modern War . Perth Daily News, 13 May 1918
• The Right-of-Way . Dominion, 14 May 1918
• A Forgotten Project . Dominion, 14 May 1918
• Spying out the Land . Perth Western Mail, 17 May 1918
• The Tail of the Convoy . Taranaki Herald, 29 May 1918
• The Preliminary Bombardment . Melbourne Age, 1 June 1918
• Artillery Training . Taranaki Herald, 4 June 1918
• The Musketeers: The Tale of Their Adventures in France . Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners' Advocate, 4 June 1918
• The Line of Fire . Evening Star, 7 June 1918
• Artillery Ammunition, The Food of the Guns: How It Is Made . Bowen Independent, 8 June 1918
• Mechanical Transport in War'. Singapore Free Press & Mercantile Advertiser, 8 June 1918

• Directing the Guns: How a Barrage is Controlled . Launceston Examiner, 10 June 1918
• Towards the Front: How the Battery Goes up . Maryborough Chronicle, 13 June 1918
• Artillery Registration . Straits Times, 15 June 1918
• The Line of Fire: Modern Gunnery Methods . Launceston Daily Telegraph, 15 June 1918
• Modern Gunnery . Malaya Tribune, 18 June 1918
• British Forces in Italy, Their Important Task: Italian Chivalry . Ballarat Star, 27 June 1918
• Slave of the Guns . Sydney World’s News, 29 June 1918
• Long Range Artillery . Cornhill Magazine, July 1918
• Artillery Training: The New Battery’s First Days in Framce . Ballarat Star, 13 July 1918
• Bombarded French City: Reims before the War, Its Former Attractions . Ballarat Star, 15 July 1918
• The Day of Assault: What the Barrage Means . Launceston Daily Telegraph, 18 July 1918
• War Shows Need of Long Forgotten Euphrates Road . Lincoln Star, 21 July 1918
• In the Background: The Training of Personnel . Adelaide Daily Herald, 7 August 1918
• The Day of Assault . Evening Post, 28 August 1918
• Side-Lines in Munition . Doninion, 15 August 1918
• The Time of Waiting . Dominion, 27 August 1918
• On the Highway . Pictorial Supplement for Week Ending 31 August 1918
• The Bombing School: Modern Methods of Training . Adelaide Journal, 31 August 1918
• Big Guns in Hiding . Auckland Star, 31 August 1918
• My Billet . Pictorial Supplement for Week Ending 6 September 1918
• War Clearly Proved Artillery Value . (Wilmington) Daily Journal, 21 September 1918. Street’s original title was 'Counter Battery Work'
• ' The Mad English': Guy Fawke’s Day . Adelaide Journal, 21 September 1918
• The Liberty Columns . Dominion, 24 September 1918
• Railways and Their Importance in War . , September 1918
• Directing the Guns . , October 1918
• Behind the Front: A Morning Drive in France . Hobart Mercury, 28 October 1918
• My Billet . Hobart Mercury, 29 October 1918
• A Prisoner of War Camp: The Link with Napoleonic War . Hobart Mercury, 29 October 1918
• Munitions of War . Auckland Star, 2 November 1918
• Destroying the Tower, a Risky Job: American Artillery Scores . Grafton Argus & Clavener River General Advertiser, 4 November 1918
• Education at the Front . Melbourne Age, 7 November 1918
• At the Crossroads . Melbourne Age, 9 November 1918
• Artillery Training: The Telephonists . Hobart Mercury, 9 November 1918
• Active Service Army Schools . Sydney World’s News, 9 November 1918
• Kite Balloon Section’s Experience in Big Run . Richmond Times-Dispatch, 15 November 1918
• The Value of the French Railway System in the War . Toodyay Herald, 23 November 1918
• In the Background: The Repairs of Material . Hobart Mercury, 28 November 1918
• Behind the Front . Boston Globe, 5 January 1919
• , Cornhill Magazine, November 1919
• Transport Problems and Reconstruction . , December 1919
• Fuel and Power . , March 1920
• The Fuel Problem and the Near Future . Tambellup Times, 14 April 1920
• The Wireless Telephone and the Development of Modern Communications . , June 1920
• Slovak Peasant Art , Illustrated Review, August 1923
• Railways of Czechoslovakia . , 14 December 1923
• Slovakia Past and Present . Illustrated Review [Not confirmed], 1923
• Eastward through Czechoslovakia . Illustrated Review [Not confirmed], 1923
• In the Land of the Ruthvenes . Illustrated Review [Not confirmed], 1924
• Prelate Chancellor . Daily Mail, Date unknown. Reprinted: Otago Daily Times, 6 August 1924

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