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Basil Thomson


Born
in Oxford, The United Kingdom
April 21, 1861

Died
March 26, 1939

Genre
Crime, Memoir, History


Sir Basil Home Thomson, KCB (21 April 1861 – 26 March 1939) was a British intelligence officer, police officer, prison governor, colonial administrator, and writer.

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Average rating: 3.77 · 2,879 ratings · 352 reviews · 93 distinct works • Similar authors
Richardson's First Case (In...
3.75 avg rating — 512 ratings — published 1933 — 4 editions
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Richardson Scores Again
3.92 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 1934 — 3 editions
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The Dartmoor Enigma (Inspec...
3.95 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 1935 — 8 editions
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The Case of Naomi Clynes
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 249 ratings — published 1934 — 4 editions
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The Milliner's Hat Mystery:...
3.68 avg rating — 225 ratings — published 1937 — 3 editions
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The Case of the Dead Diplom...
3.77 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 1935 — 3 editions
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Who Killed Stella Pomeroy? ...
4.03 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 1936 — 8 editions
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A Murder is Arranged (Inspe...
3.85 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 1937 — 3 editions
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Carfax Abbey
3.55 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1928
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The Metal Flask
3.72 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1929
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Series by Basil Thomson

Richardson's First Case Richardson Scores Again The Case of Naomi Clynes The Case of the Dead Diplomat The Dartmoor Enigma Who Killed Stella Pomeroy? The Milliner's Hat Mystery:...
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