He was one of the founding members of the Detection Club and wrote several works of detective fiction, including five novels and a short story featuring Miles Bredon, who is employed as a private investigator by the Indescribable Insurance Company.
Ia termasuk salah seorang anggota pendiri Detection Club dan menulis sejumlah karya fiksi detektif, termasuk lima novel dan satu cerita pendek yang menampilkan Miles Bredon, yang dipekerjakan sebagai penyidik swasta oleh Indescribable Insurance Company ("Perusahaan Asuransi yang Tak Terdeskripsikan").