Francis Clifford (author)

Francis Clifford is a pen name of Arthur Leonard Bell Thompson (1 December 1917 – 24 August 1975), a British writer of crime and thriller novels. He was born in Bristol, served with great distinction in the Second World War, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.

Bibliography

Novels

• Honour the Shrine (1953)
• The Trembling Earth (1955)
• Overdue (1957)
• Something to Love (1958)
• Act of Mercy (1959); US title: Guns of Darkness
• Battle is Fought to Be Won (1960)
• Time is an Ambush (1962)
• The Green Fields of Eden (1963)
• The Hunting Ground (1964)
• Third Side of the Coin (1965)
• The Naked Runner (1966)
• All Men Are Lonely Now (1967)
• Another Way of Dying (1968); Silver Dagger Award
• The Blind Side (1971)
• A Wild Justice (1972)
• Amigo, Amigo (1973); shortlisted for Edgar Award
• Grosvenor Square Goodbye (1974); US title: Good-Bye and Amen; Silver Dagger Award, shortlisted for Edgar Award
• Drummer in the Dark (1976)
• Desperate Journey (1979)

Short story collections

• Ten Minutes on a June Morning (1977)