Bernard Newman: full name Bernard Charles Newman (8 May 1897-19 Feb 1968): served in British Army in France (awarded Chevalier. Legion of Honour); Ministry of Information lecturer and Civil Servant: * 34 mystery/detective/espionage thriller novels with series characters Sergeant/Inspector Marshall, Papa Pontivy * 14 mystery/detective/espionage novels under pseudonym Don Bettridge, with series character Tiger Lester * 5 other novels * 16 plays * 85 other books (travel, espionage, history, drama, juvenile) In the Periodic Table of the Elements, "Ne" stands for Neon. In the Periodic Table of the Mystery Authors, "Ne" stands for Bernard Newman! 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] Bernard Newman