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Robert Barnard was born on 23 November 1936 at Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex.He was educated at the Colchester Royal Grammar School and at Balliol College, Oxford.. He spent five years (1961-1965) as an academic in the English Department at the University of New England, at Armidale, New South Wales, in Australia.
Death by Sheer Torture (1981), also known simply as Sheer Torture, is a mystery novel by English writer Robert Barnard, [1] the first of five novels, penned in the 1980s, featuring his recurring detective character Perry Trethowan.
The book garnered positive reviews upon release. [2] Publishers Weekly praised it as "elegant", observing "Barnard brilliantly depicts a seedy, struggling London in the '50s, the Suez fiasco as a symbol of the death of empire and Timothy's murder as a symbol of a wholly different social climate", [3] while Kirkus Reviews deemed it "quietly engrossing" throughout. [4]
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Bob Barnard may refer to: Robert Barnard (1936–2013), English crime writer, critic and lecturer Bob Barnard (musician) (1933–2022), Australian trumpet and cornet player
Robert Barnard: Death of a Mystery Writer: Shortlist Frank Parrish: Fire in the Barley: Ruth Rendell: Make Death Love Me: C. P. Snow: A Coat of Varnish: 1981 Dick Francis: Whip Hand: Winner Robert Barnard: Death of a Literary Widow: Shortlist B. M. Gill: Death Drop: Reginald Hill: The Spy's Wife: A. J. Quinnell: Man on Fire: 1982 William Bayer ...
The English crime writer and critic Robert Barnard, in A Talent to Deceive: An appreciation of Agatha Christie, wrote that this novel is "Apart—and it is an enormous 'apart'—from the sensational solution, this is a fairly conventional Christie." He concluded that this is "A classic, but there are some better [novels by] Christie."
Robert Barnard (1936–2013), English mystery writer and critic Simeon Barnard (1844–1924), racehorse owner and racing official in South Australia Thomas Barnard (c. 1726/28–1806), Anglican bishop in Ireland