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  2. John Colin Watson (1 February 1920 – 18 January 1983) was a British writer of detective fiction and the creator of characters such as Inspector Purbright and Lucilla Teatime. Born in Croydon, Surrey, he is best remembered for the twelve Flaxborough novels, typified by their comic and dry wit and set in a fictional small town in England which ...

  3. Colin Watson was a mystery ad thriller author from Croydon, London that was best known for the “Flaxborough Chronicles” series of novels. The bestselling author was one of the best writers of his time even though he has largely been forgotten in the current times.

  4. February 01, 1920. Died. January 17, 1983. Genre. Mystery & Thrillers, Humour. edit data. Colin Watson was educated at the Whitgift School in South Croydon, London. During his career as a journalist he worked in London and Newcastle-on-Tyne, where he was a leader-writer for Kemsley Newspapers.

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  5. Colin Watson has 49 books on Goodreads with 9415 ratings. Colin Watsons most popular book is Coffin, Scarcely Used (Flaxborough, #1).

  6. Colin Watson was a British writer of detective fiction and the creator of characters such as Inspector Purbright and Lucilla Teatime. He is most famous for the twelve 'Flaxborough' novels, typified by their comic and dry wit and set in a fictional small town in England. Genres: Mystery. Series. Flaxborough. 1. Coffin, Scarcely Used (1958) 2.

  7. Colin Watson (1920-1983) was a British writer of detective fiction. The first three titles in his Flaxborough Chronicles mystery series are now being re-released by Farrago Books, UK. This one was originally published in 1958 and was made available as a "Read Now" offering through NetGalley recently.

  8. Home. Series. Colin Watson Books in Order. Chronological. 1. Coffin, Scarcely Used. Flaxborough Chronicles, Book 1. Colin Watson. 1958. View on Amazon. 2. Bump in the Night. Flaxborough Chronicles, Book 2. Colin Watson. 1960. View on Amazon. 3. Hopjoy Was Here. Flaxborough Chronicles, Book 3. Colin Watson. 1962. View on Amazon. 4. Lonelyheart 4122.

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