L C Tyler

L C (Len) Tyler is a British writer of comic crime fiction. His Elsie and Ethelred mysteries feature Ethelred Tressider, a crime writer, and Elsie Thirkettle, his literary agent.

Biography

L. C. Tyler was raised in Southend-on-Sea, Essex and studied geography at Jesus College, Oxford University (matriculating in 1971), before going on to study systems analysis at City University in London.[1][2] He worked for the British Council in Malaysia, Sudan, Thailand and Denmark, before becoming Chief Executive of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, then a full-time writer.[2] Tyler's 2007 novel The Herring Seller's Apprentice was nominated for an Edgar Award for "Best Paperback Original".[3] In 2015 LC Tyler was elected Chair of the Crime Writers' Association [4] and won the Goldsboro Last Laugh Award in both 2010 [5] for The Herring in the Library and in 2015 [6] for Crooked Herring. The Herring Seller’s Apprentice and Ten Little Herrings were nominated for Edgar Allan Poe Awards.

References

  1. ↑ "In Print" (pdf). Jesus College Newsletter. Jesus College, Oxford (11): 31. 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  2. 1 2 "LC Tyler". Luton Arts Festival. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "More Edgar Award nominees". Salisbury Post. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  4. ↑ http://thecwa.co.uk/news/new-chair-for-the-cwa
  5. ↑ http://www.crimefest.com/awards_2011.html
  6. ↑ http://www.crimefest.com/awards-cf/#lastlaugh


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