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H.R.F. Keating


Born
in The United Kingdom
October 31, 1926

Died
March 27, 2011

Website

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


Henry Reymond Fitzwalter Keating was an English writer of crime fiction most notable for his series of novels featuring Inspector Ghote of the Bombay CID.

H. R. F. KEATING was well versed in the worlds of crime, fiction and nonfiction. He was the crime books reviewer for The Times for fifteen years, as well as serving as the chairman of the Crime Writers Association and the Society of Authors. He won the CWA Gold Dagger Award twice, and in 1996 was awarded the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger for outstanding service to crime fiction.

Series:
. Inspector Ghote
. Harriet Martens

Series contributed to:
. Malice Domestic
. Perfectly Criminal
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Average rating: 3.94 · 12,969 ratings · 880 reviews · 157 distinct works • Similar authors
The Perfect Murder (Inspect...
3.60 avg rating — 1,247 ratings — published 1964 — 50 editions
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The Complete DCI Harriet Ma...
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Under a Monsoon Cloud (Insp...
3.87 avg rating — 775 ratings — published 1986 — 14 editions
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Inspector Ghote's Good Crus...
3.35 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1966 — 31 editions
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Inspector Ghote Breaks an E...
3.55 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 1970 — 19 editions
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A Detective at Death's Door...
3.50 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions
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Inspector Ghote Hunts the P...
3.56 avg rating — 126 ratings — 25 editions
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Inspector Ghote's First Cas...
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Inspector Ghote Goes By Tra...
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Series by H.R.F. Keating

The Perfect Murder Inspector Ghote's Good Crusade Inspector Ghote Hunts the P... Inspector Ghote Plays a Joker Inspector Ghote Breaks an Egg Inspector Ghote Goes By Train
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“The ingrained scepticism of the cold North fought a battle against mysterious and exciting forces from the ancient East.”
― H.R.F. Keating, The Perfect Murder
tags: ancient-east, cold-north, mysterious, scepticism
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“minutesminutes”
― H.R.F. Keating, The Complete DCI Harriet Martens Mysteries Books 1–7
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“questions arising from her investigation of the details of your finances you gave”
― H.R.F. Keating, The Complete DCI Harriet Martens Mysteries Books 1–7
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