Papers of Prof. Bernard Knight (b. 1931-), forensic pathologist and crime writer

The archive consists of papers relating to Bernard Knight's literary work - successive drafts of fiction, non-fiction, articles, and scripts for TV, radio, and theatre. Also includes correspondence, press cuttings, and ephemera.

Bernard Knight, CBE is a British forensic pathologist and writer. He became a Home Office pathologist in 1965 and was appointed Professor of Forensic Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine, in 1980. Knight was born and lives in Cardiff. As well as being a forensic scientist, and a doctor, he qualified as a barrister. He has been writing since the 1960s, when his first crime novel was published. Since then, he has written about thirty books, including contemporary crime fiction, historical novels about Wales, biography, non-fiction popular works on forensic medicine, twelve medico-legal textbooks and the humorous Crowner John Mysteries series of 12th-century historical mysteries. In addition, he has written scripts for radio and television dramas and documentaries.

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Shelves 363-367.

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