The Chief Witness: A Roger Bennion Mystery

Herbert Adams (1874-1958) was an English author of over fifty mystery novels. Though his first novel, A Virtue of Necessity, was published in 1899, it wasn't until the 1920's that his career as a mystery writer took off with a series of books featuring the London lawyer Jimmie Haswell. This was followed by a second series featuring Roger Bennion, a golfer an amateur detective. Many of the books in this series were centered around a golfing theme. Adams also wrote a number of non-series mysteries. In addition he wrote two mysteries, a number of short stories, and humorous verse using the pseudonym Jonathan Gray.