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Cecil John Charles Street

Cecil John Charles Street was a British army officer and a prolific writer of detective stories. He authored more than 140 novels. John Street used multiple pen names under which he produced multiple long series of novels: one under the name of John Rhode, the majority featuring the academic Dr. Priestley; another under the name of Miles Burton, the majority featuring the retired naval officer Desmond Merrion; and a third under the name Cecil Waye.

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British writer (1884–1965)

Born	3 May 1884
Died	8 December 1964

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The Floating Admiral

by The Detection Club, Victor L. Whitechurch, G D H, Henry Wade, Agatha Christie, Cecil John Charles Street, Milward Kennedy, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ronald Arbuthnott Knox, and 6 others
First published in 1931
22 editions, 7 ebooks
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Ask a policeman

by Dorothy L. Sayers, Cecil John Charles Street, Gladys Mitchell, Anthony Berkeley, Milward Kennedy, Helen de Guerry Simpson, The Detection Club, Agatha Christie, and Martin Edwards First published in 1933
13 editions, 1 ebook

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The administration of Ireland, 1920

by Cecil John Charles Street
First published in 1921
11 editions, 2 ebooks
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The secret of High Eldersham

by Cecil John Charles Street
First published in 1930
11 editions, 2 ebooks
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President Masaryk

by Cecil John Charles Street
First published in 1930
7 editions, 2 ebooks
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Death in the Hopfields

by Cecil John Charles Street First published in 1937
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Death at the Inn

by Cecil John Charles Street First published in 1953
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Ireland in 1921

by Cecil John Charles Street
First published in 1922
5 editions, 2 ebooks
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Invisible Weapons

by Cecil John Charles Street First published in 1938
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Death of an author

by Cecil John Charles Street First published in 1937
5 editions, 1 ebook

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The Hardway diamonds mystery

by Cecil John Charles Street First published in 1930
5 editions, 1 ebook
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Death in the tunnel

by Cecil John Charles Street First published in 1936
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The Murders in Praed Street

by Cecil John Charles Street First published in 1928
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The house on Tollardridge

by Cecil John Charles Street First published in 1929
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The Anatomy of Murder

by Helen de Guerry Simpson, Helen Simpson, Cecil John Charles Street, Margaret Cole, E. R. Punshon, Dorothy L. Sayers, Francis Iles, and Freeman Wills Crofts
First published in 1937
5 editions, 3 ebooks
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The Claverton Mystery: Dr Lancelot Priestley Investigates

by Cecil John Charles Street First published in 1933
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Death at Breakfast: A Dr. Priestley Mystery

by Cecil John Charles Street First published in 1936
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Death in Harley Street

by Cecil John Charles Street
First published in 1946
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Mystery at Olympia

by Cecil John Charles Street First published in 1935
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WITH THE GUNS

by Cecil John Charles Street First published in 1916
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British writer (1884–1965)

Born	3 May 1884
Died	8 December 1964

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL6001513A
ISNI: 0000000110268754
VIAF: 52610785
Wikidata: Q505121
Inventaire.io: wd:Q505121

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Alternative names

John Rhode
Miles Burton
Cecil Waye
Cecil J. C. 1884-1964 Street
F. O. O.
C. J. C. Street
Cecil J. C. Street
I. O.
John RHODE
miles burton
john rhode

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