Ernest Robertson Punshon (born East Dulwich, London 25 June 1872 – died Streatham, London 23 October 1956) was an English novelist and literary critic of the early to mid 20th century.
[1] Primarily writing on crime and deduction, he enjoyed some literary success in the 1930s and 1940s.
Today, he is remembered, in the main, as the creator of Police Constable Bobby Owen, the protagonist of many of Punshon's novels, who was eventually promoted to sergeant, inspector, superintendent and, finally, commander.
Punshon reviewed many of Agatha Christie's novels for The Guardian on their first publication.
[2] Punshon was also a prolific writer of short stories, and a selection of his crime and horror fiction has recently been collected together.