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Berkeley Gray

Born

in Hackney, London, The United Kingdom

November 11, 1889

Died

December 02, 1965

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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'Berkeley Gray' is a pseudonym used by author Edwy Searles Brooks; other pen names that he used were Victor Gunn, Rex Madison, Reginald Browne, Carlton Ross and quite possibly many others that are unrecorded.

He published his first short story, "Mr Dorien's Missing £2000", in July 1907, when he was just 17.

His first major breakthrough came in 1910, when a comic of the day, 'The Gem' gave him an assignment to publish a serial entitled 'The Iron Island', the main character of which was Frank Kingston.

In 1912, he began writing Sexton Blake stories and in 1915, he began writing stories for the Nelson Lee Library, becoming the lead writer of the detective series after which the publication was named.

In 1917 he started the St. Frank's series in t 'Berkeley Gray' is a pseudonym used by author Edwy Searles Brooks; other pen names that he used were Victor Gunn, Rex Madison, Reginald Browne, Carlton Ross and quite possibly many others that are unrecorded.

He published his first short story, "Mr Dorien's Missing £2000", in July 1907, when he was just 17.

His first major breakthrough came in 1910, when a comic of the day, 'The Gem' gave him an assignment to publish a serial entitled 'The Iron Island', the main character of which was Frank Kingston.

In 1912, he began writing Sexton Blake stories and in 1915, he began writing stories for the Nelson Lee Library, becoming the lead writer of the detective series after which the publication was named.

In 1917 he started the St. Frank's series in the Nelson Lee Library and these are, arguably, the stories for which he is best remembered.

He gained many more serial assignments, including those featuring Clive Derring and, once again, Sexton Blake.

In 1918, he launched the character of Rupert Waldo, who became an early superhero and in 'The Thriller' magazine of January 1937 he introduced his readers to a new hero Norman Conquest..

The magazines that had published his stories started running into financial trouble in the 1930s when the fashion for such magazines began to wane, He, therefore, changed to writing hardcover novels for the adult market in 1938; the first such novel was the beginning of the Norman Conquest series of novels entitled 'Mr Mortimer Gets the Jitters'. He wrote the Conquest novels, of which there were 51 titles plus some later omnibus editions, under the pseudonym of Berkeley Gray. He also wrote around 76 Sexton Blake stories. In all it is thought that he wrote more than 125 crime fiction novels.

When he used the Victor Gunn pseudonym his novels featured a character named Ironsides Cromwell.

His serialized novels included the Norman Conquest and Ironsides Cromwell stories and 'Dare-Devil Conquest' formed the basis for the 1954 film 'Park Plaza 605', starring Tom Conway.

In 1918, he married Frances Goldstein, who became his assistant and collaborator through the years. ...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 172 ratings · 20 reviews · 72 distinct works

	Mr. Mortimer Gets the Jitters (Norman Conquest #1) 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1938 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The lost world of Everest 3.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1941 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killer Conquest 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1949 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightmare House 3.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1960 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cavalier Conquest (Norman Conquest #14) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1946 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miss Dynamite (Norman Conquest #3) 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1939 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blonde for Danger (Norman Conquest #12) 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1945 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Six feet of Dynamite (Norman Conquest #11) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1941 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conquest in Scotland 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1951 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Conquest Touch 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1948 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars