Elmore, Ernest, 1901-1957

found: The Cornish coast murder, 2014:t.p. (John Bude) p. 7-9 ( ...1935 marked the crime writing debut of Ernest Carpenter Elmore ... perhaps also to differentiate his detective fiction from his other writing, he opted for the pseudonym of John Bude; b. in Maidstone in 1901; d. in 1957) p. 4 of cover (John Bude was the pseudonym of Ernest Elmore (1901-1957), who wrote thirty crime novels; Elmore was a co-founder of the Crime Writers' Association and worked in the theatre as a producer and director)

found: Wikipedia, 19 March, 2014(Ernest Elmore; Ernest Carpenter Elmore (1901-1957) was an English theatre producer and director and writer of crime and fantasy novels. He wrote his crime novels under the pseudonym John Bude; b. in Maidstone, Kent in 1901; founder member of the Norfolk-based Crime Writers' Association in 1953; also wrote a children's book: The Snuffy Snorty Dog (1930); d. in Hastings, Sussex on 8 November 1957)