Major Sir Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 6th Baronet (10 September 1887 – 30 May 1969), also known by his pen name Henry Wade, was Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire from 1954 to 1961. He was also one of the leading authors during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. He is known for his Inspector Poole novels, which started with The Duke of York's Steps (1929).
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Life
Aubrey-Fletcher was the only son and second child of Sir Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher, 5th Baronet and Emily Harriet Wade (married 18 April 1882 St Anne, Soho, London). His father had already had another son by a previous marriage, but the child died in infancy. He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford.
He fought in both the First World War and Second World War with the Grenadier Guards, being awarded the Distinguished Service Order and French Croix de guerre in 1917. He was a member of Buckinghamshire County Council and appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire in 1925.
He played Minor counties cricket between 1921 and 1928 for Buckinghamshire.
He was also, under the pen name of Henry Wade, a noted mystery writer and one of the founding members of the Detection Club.
He married Mary Augusta Chilton in 1911 and with her had five children:
John Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher (1912–1992)
Nigel Chilton Aubrey-Fletcher (1914–1980)
Lancelot Philip Aubrey-Fletcher (1919–2000)
Mary Elizabeth Aubrey-Fletcher (1923–1994)
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Henry Lancelot Aubrey-Fletcher (born 6 May 1930), married to Henry Floyd's daughter Bridget (1930—1977) in 1953.
After the death of his wife in 1963, he married Nancy Cecil Bull in 1965. Sir Henry died on 30 May 1969, aged 81. His estate was valued at £108 537.
Detective and mystery books
List of works published by "Henry Wade".
Inspector Poole novels
The Duke of York's Steps, 1929
No Friendly Drop, 1931
Constable Guard Thyself, 1934
Bury Him Darkly, 1936
Lonely Magdalen, 1940
Too Soon to Die, 1953
Gold Was Our Grave, 1954
Other novels
The Verdict of You All, 1926
The Missing Partners 1928
The Dying Alderman, 1930
The Hanging Captain, 1932
Mist on the Saltings, 1933
Heir Presumptive, 1935
The High Sheriff, 1937
Released for Death, 1938
Harvey in Scotland, 1938
New Graves at Great Norne, 1947
Diplomat’s Folly, 1951
Be Kind to the Killer, 1952
A Dying Fall, 1955
The Litmore Snatch, 1957
Short stories
Policeman's Lot, 1933
"Duello" (Inspector Poole story)
"The Missing Undergraduate" (Inspector Poole story)
"Wind in the East" (Inspector Poole story)
"The Sub-Branch" (Inspector Poole story)
"The Real Thing" (Inspector Poole story)
"The Baronet's Finger" (Inspector Poole story)
"The Three Keys" (Inspector Poole story)
"A Matter of Luck"
"Four to One - Bar One"
"Payment in Full"
"Jealous Gun"
"The Amateurs"
"The Tenth Round"
Here Comes the Copper, 1938
"These Artists!"
"The Seagull"
"The Ham Sandwich"
"Summer Meeting"
"Anti-Tank"
"A Puff of Smoke"
"Steam Coal"
"Toll of the Road"
"November Night"
"The Little Sportsman"