Сесил Джон Чарльз Стрит (; 3 мая 1884 — 8 декабря 1964) — британский военный и автор детективных романов, наиболее известный под псевдонимом Джон Род ().
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). ПозжеThe Administration of Ireland, 1920 Reprint, 2001 by Athol Books. Introduction by Dr. Pat Walsh p5 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 (OBE). 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
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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
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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