H C BaileyH. C. Bailey (1878-1961) was an English author of mainly detective and murder mystery novels. He is known as one of the authors of Britian's Golden Age of detective fiction.Bailey was born in London and began working as a journalist for The Daily Telgraph, writing war journalism, drama reviews, and editorials for the newspaper.Bailey wrote mainly short stories featuring a medically qualified detective called Reggie Fortune (a surgeon, hence he is known as 'Mr. Fortune'). Although Mr. Fortune is seen at his best in short stories, he also appears in several novels.A second series character, Joshua Clunk, is a sanctimonious lawyer who exposes corruption and blackmail in local politics, and who manages to profit from the crimes. Read More Read Less