Rupert Latimer

Rupert Latimer was the pen name used by Algernon Victor Mills (1905-1953), an English author who produced a handful of witty novels following his career as a stage actor. His first mystery novel, Death in Real Life, was published in 1943, with Murder After Christmas following the year after. Though the books received favourable reviews, his declining health curtailed his writing and his name faded from the limelight. His novels are long overdue rediscovery.