Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet


Major Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet, also known by his pen name Henry Wade, was Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire from 1954 to 1961. He was also one of the leading authors during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.

Life

Aubrey-Fletcher was the only son and second child of Sir Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 5th Baronet and Emily Harriet Wade. His father had already had another son by a previous marriage, but the child died in infancy. He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford.
He fought in both the First World War and Second World War with the Grenadier Guards, being awarded the Distinguished Service Order and French Croix de guerre in 1917. He was a member of Buckinghamshire County Council and appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1925. He played Minor counties cricket between 1921 and 1928 for Buckinghamshire.
He was also, under the pen name of Henry Wade, a noted mystery writer and one of the founding members of the Detection Club.
He married Mary Augusta Chilton in 1911 and with her had 5 children:
After the death of his wife in 1963, he married Nancy Cecil Bull in 1965. Sir Henry died on 30 May 1969, aged 81. His estate was valued at £108 537.

Detective and mystery books

List of works published by "Henry Wade".

Inspector Poole novels

The Duke of York's Steps, 1929No Friendly Drop, 1931Constable Guard Thyself, 1934Bury Him Darkly, 1936Lonely Magdalen, 1940Too Soon to Die, 1953Gold Was Our Grave, 1954

Other novels

The Verdict of You All, 1926The Missing Partners 1928The Dying Alderman, 1930The Hanging Captain, 1932Mist on the Saltings, 1933Heir Presumptive, 1935The High Sheriff, 1937Released for Death, 1938Harvey in Scotland, 1938 New Graves at Great Norne, 1947Diplomat’s Folly, 1951Be Kind to the Killer, 1952A Dying Fall, 1955The Litmore Snatch, 1957

Short stories

Policeman's Lot, 1933
  • "Duello"
  • "The Missing Undergraduate"
  • "Wind in the East"
  • "The Sub-Branch"
  • "The Real Thing"
  • "The Baronet's Finger"
  • "The Three Keys"
  • "A Matter of Luck"
  • "Four to One - Bar One"
  • "Payment in Full"
  • "Jealous Gun"
  • "The Amateurs"
  • "The Tenth Round"
Here Comes the Copper, 1938
  • "These Artists!"
  • "The Seagull"
  • "The Ham Sandwich"
  • "Summer Meeting"
  • "Anti-Tank"
  • "A Puff of Smoke"
  • "Steam Coal"
  • "Toll of the Road"
  • "November Night"
  • "The Little Sportsman"
  • "Lodgers"
  • "One Good Turn"
  • "Smash and Grab"
Other Stories
  • "Cotton Wool and Cutlets"