Clifford Witting was an English writer who was educated at Eltham College, London, between 1916 and 1924. During World War II he served as a bombardier in the Royal Artillery, 1942-44, and as a Warrant Officer in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, 1944-46. His first novel, a detective story titled *Murder in Blue*, was published in 1937. His series characters were Sergeant (later Inspector) Peter Bradford and Inspector Harry Charlton. Unusually, he didn't join The Detection Club until 1958 by which time he had written 12 detective novels. [Source: Google Books]