After the war he trained as a teacher and spent the rest of his life in education, first as a primary school teacher and then as a lecturer in a college of further education. Although a conscientious objector, he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps in World War II, landing in France shortly after D-Day. His first detective story was published in 1936. Read more to him and very early on he published articles in newspapers and magazines. Due to family circumstances he was unable to go to university and started work in the Housing Department of Bristol City Council. He lived virtually all his life in Bristol and was a `scholarship boy' boarder at Queen Elizabeth's Hospital school. Show Less Product Detailsįrancis Duncan is the pseudonym for William Underhill, who was born in 1918.

With a murderer waiting in the wings, it's up to Mordecai to derail the killer's performance.before it's curtains for another victim.

Read more show has been found dead, and the spotlight is soon on Mordecai, whose reputation in the field of crime-solving precedes him. Rehearsals for the local amateur dramatic production are in full swing - but as Mordecai discovers all too soon, the real tragedy is unfolding offstage. But then again, he has never been able to resist anything in the nature of a mystery - and a mystery is precisely what awaits him in the village of Dalmering. Amateur sleuth Mordecai Tremaine is back in another classic mystery from the author of Murder for Christmas When Mordecai Tremaine emerges from the train station, murder is the last thing on his mind. The star of the show has been found dead, and the spotlight is on Mordecai to solve the case. When Mordecai Tremaine emerges from the train station, murder is the last thing on his mind. Description for Murder Has A Motive Paperback.

Murder for christmas by francis duncan