Alan Bradley, born in Toronto in 1938 and raised in Coburg, Ontario, died at 87 on the Isle of Man. He studied at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute and worked as a television and radio engineer before teaching for 25 years at the University of Saskatchewan, eventually becoming Director of Television Engineering. After retiring in 1994, he moved to Kelowna, British Columbia, and began writing full-time. He published short stories, a memoir titled The Shoebox Bible, and nonfiction work Ms. Holmes of Baker Street with William A.S. Sarjeant. His Flavia de Luce mystery series began when an 11-year-old character became central, encouraged by his wife Shirley, and later achieved blockbuster success.
"Alan Bradley, author of the Flavia de Luce mystery series, has died at the age of 87 on the Isle of Man, his publisher Penguin Random House Canada confirmed Tuesday. The bestselling author was known for his vivid storytelling that captivated readers and his later-in-life blockbuster success that inspired many."
"Bradley then began writing full-time, publishing short stories for children and adults, the memoir The Shoebox Bible and the nonfiction book Ms. Holmes of Baker Street, written with William A.S. Sarjeant, theorizing that Sherlock Holmes was a woman. His literary career really took off in his late 60s, when an 11-year-old girl named Flavia de Luce first appeared on the page."
"Precocious and smart, Flavia was a minor character in a manuscript that captivated Bradley's wife. Shirley encouraged him to develop Flavia further and she ultimately became the protagonist of the bestselling mystery series bearing her name. The first three novels in the Flavia de Luce series. (Doubleday Canada)"
"In a 2013 interview on The Next Chapter, Bradley shared that Flavia was so alive in his mind, that when he wrote, she would often surprise him. "I'm almost ashamed to admit that she makes me laugh out loud because I don't know what she's going to do or what she's going to say, he said. She just does it and I laugh and jot it down ... My wife Shirley will be sitting in the next room or at the other end of the same room and she'll say, 'Flavia's just done something outrageous.'""
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