Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
H. Russell Wakefield

Born: 1888
Died: 1964 (aged 76)
Bio: Herbert Russell Wakefield was an English short-story writer, novelist, publisher, and civil servant chiefly remembered today for his ghost stories.
Known for:
- The Clock Strikes Twelve (1946)
- Strayers from Sheol (1961)
- They Return at Evening (1928)