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Henry Cecil: pseudonym of Henry Cecil Leon (19 Sep 1902-May 1976): British, served in Queen's Regiment, Military Cross, Chairman of British Copyright Council: * 25 mystery/detective novels with series characters Colonel Brain, Ambrose Low, Roger Thursby; almost all dealing with an insider's look at the law, marvellous puzzles, good language and detail * 3 mystery/detective story collections * 8 mystery/detective plays * 6 mystery/detective radio plays * various mystery/detective teleplays, including the "Mr. Justice Duncannon" series with Frank Muir and Denis Norden * 7 nonfiction books about the law * 1 autobiography In the Periodic Table of the Elements, "Ce" stands for Cerium. In the Periodic Table of the Mystery Authors, "Ce" stands for Henry Cecil! Honorable Mentions: Return to Mystery/Detective Table of Contents Return to PERIODIC TABLE OF MYSTERY AUTHORS [Grateful acknowledgment to Professor Erich Friedman for his permission for me to use the table structure and color GIFs of the Periodic Table, above, whose Mystery Author roll-over status names and correlation of Element Abbreviations with Mystery Author names are not the fault of Professor Erich Friedman but purely the work of Professor Jonathan Vos Post] Henry Cecil