Val Andrews (author)
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Val Andrews (15 February 1926 – 12 December 2006[1]) was a music hall artist, ventriloquist and writer.[1]
Andrews was born in Hove, Sussex, England a few hours after Valentine's Day, hence his name.[1] Son of an architect, he was introduced to magic by his father.[1] Andrews was a prolific writer on magic, having published over 1000 books and booklets from 1952. He also authored Sherlock Holmes pastiches[1] and Houdini's novels. He lived for a number of years in Brighton, then in London (from 1943 onwards) where he joined the London Society of Magicians.
Awards
- The John Nevil Maskelyne Prize (2000)[2]
Bibliography
Autobiography
- Dedicated Magic (1971)
- Four seasons in the life of Val Andrews (1984)
Sherlock Holmes novels
- Sherlock Holmes and the Charlie Chaplin Mystery
- Sherlock Holmes and the Eminent Thespian (1988)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Brighton Pavilion Mystery (1989)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Egyptian Hall Adventure (1993)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Houdini Birthright (1995)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Yule-tide Mystery (1996)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Man Who Lost Himself (1996)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Dozen (1997)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Circus of Fear (1997)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Greyfriars School Mystery (1997)
- Sherlock Homes and the Theatre of Death (1997)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Sandringham House Mystery (1998)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Tomb of Terror (1999)
- Sherlock Holmes on the Western Front (1999)
- Sherlock Holmes at the Varieties (1999)
- The Torment of Sherlock Holmes (1999)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Longacre Vampire (2000)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Holborn Emporium (2001)
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Seven (2001)
- The Ghost of Baker Street (2006)
- The Prince of Ventriloquists: Another Case for Sherlock Holmes (2006)
References
- ^ a b c d e Tipton, Allen. "Val Andrews 1926 - 2006". Magic Week. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "The John Nevil Maskelyne Prize". The Magic Circle. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
External links
- Val Andrews at Fantastic Fiction