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Australian writer (1935–2014)

Marshall Browne
Born27 November 1935
Died14 February 2014
OccupationAuthor

Marshall Browne (27 November 1935 – 14 February 2014) was an Australian crime fiction writer.

A former merchant banker, he lived in Hong Kong, London, and Bhutan. He later lived in Melbourne. He served as a commando in the Australian forces, and as a paratrooper in the British forces.

He died in Melbourne on 14 February 2014.

Awards and nominations

  • Glen Eira Literary Awards, 'My Brother Jack' Short Story Award, 1999: joint winner for Point of Departure, Point of Return
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best First Novel Award, 2000: winner for The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders
  • The Los Angeles Times Book Prize, 2002: shortlisted for The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders
  • Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2006: shortlisted for Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn

Bibliography

The Melbourne Trilogy

  • The Gilded Cage (1995)
  • The Burnt City (1999)
  • The Trumpeting Angel (2001)

Inspector Anders series

  • The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders (1999)
  • Inspector Anders and the Ship of Fools (2001)
  • Inspector Anders and the Blood Vendetta (2006)
  • Inspector Anders and the Prague Dossier (2016) published after his death by his daughter

Franz Schmidt series

  • The Eye of the Abyss (2002)
  • The Iron Heart (2009)

Standalone Novels

  • Dragon Strike (1981)
  • City of Masks (1981)
  • Dark Harbour (1984)
  • Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn (2005)

Shorter works

  • Point of Departure, Point of Return (2003) (short story collection)
  • The Sabre and the Shawl (2014) (novella)

Notes

Browne's novels include The Melbourne Trilogy series of historical novels (The Gilded Cage, The Burnt City, and The Trumpeting Angel), the Inspector Anders series of crime novels (The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders, Inspector Anders and the Ship of Fools and Inspector Anders and the Blood Vendetta), and the Frank Scmidt series (Eye of the Abyss and The Iron Heart).

The author stated that he intended to write further works featuring Hideo Aoki, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police detective from Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn.

Interviews

  • Jason Steger for "The West Australian"

References

  1. "Austlit — Marshall Browne". Austlit. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  2. "Browne signs off", Sydney Morning Herald, Bookmarks, 22 February 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014
  3. "2000 Ned Kelly Award Winners". Australian Crime Writers. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  4. "The Gilded Cage by Marshall Browne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  5. "The Burnt City by Marshall Browne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  6. "The Trumpeting Angel by Marshall Browne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  7. "The Eye of the Abyss by Marshall Browne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  8. "The Iron Heart by Marshall Browne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  9. "Dragon Strike by Marshall Browne". Austlit. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  10. "City of Masks by Marshall Browne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  11. "Dark Harbour by Marshall Browne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  12. "Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn by Marshall Browne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  13. "Point of Departure, Point of Return by Marshall Browne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  14. "The Sabre and the Shawl by Marshall Browne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  15. Australian Crime Fiction Snapshot Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
  16. Banking on the action in Berlin

External links

  • Author's website
  • Marshall Browne page on Crimespace


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