HRF Keating died in London last week of cardiac arrest at age 84. A prolific author, particularly of crime novels, he will best be remember for some 20 titles featuring the Bombay detective, Inspector Ghote. Making his debut in
The Perfect Murder in 1964, Keating crafted an unassuming, but always successful, character who eventually made it to the movies.
There are appreciations of Keating in
The Guardian,
The Independent and the
New York Times, among other places.
Keating's
website has been celebrating the ebook and pbook reissue of his well loved series which ironically launches on Thursday. Amazon customers may pre-order
here.
Keating won the Crime Writer's Association Gold Dagger for this first outing, and many awards after. He was also a regular contributor to The Times of London, reviewing crime fiction for 25 years in 30 words or less ....
I had been looking forward to enjoying these as they re-appeared, knowing the author was enjoying the celebrity within his lifetime. Alas.