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

Marshall Browne
Born27 November 1935
Died14 February 2014
OccupationAuthor

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.[1]

Awards and nominations edit

  • 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 edit

The Melbourne Trilogy edit

  • The Gilded Cage (1996)
  • The Burnt City (1999)
  • The Trumpeting Angel (2001)

Inspector Anders series edit

  • 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 edit

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

Standalone Novels edit

  • Dragon Strike (1981)
  • City of Masks (1981)
  • Dark Harbour (1984)
  • "Point of Departure, Point of Return" (2003) (short stories)
  • Rendezvous at Kamakura Inn (2006)
  • "The Sabre and the Shawl" Novella (2014)

Notes edit

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.[2]

Interviews edit

  • Jason Steger for "The West Australian"[3]

References edit

External links edit

  • Author's website [1]
  • Marshall Browne page on Crimespace [2]