Whodunit

[tiffy]

last few any help please /
called royalty but lost both halves of a horse 6 letters starts with q or r
half truth is her first name 4 letters starts with w
an alternative to 52 4 letters starts with w
no 52 has answer rendell all are first or second names of detectives or authors thanks tiffy

[factor-fiction]

Does the half truth one begin with w or v?

[Flyhalf]

Could 52 be Vine (Ruth Rendell writes as BarbaranVine)?

[Calibax]

If half truth starts with V then it could be Vera(city)

[tiffy]

to all of you thank you for quick amswers half truth starts with w thanks for help tiffy

[factor-fiction]

I agree Calibax- that's why I thought it might be a V (half of Veracity), although I couldn't think of a detective/author of that name

[Flyhalf]

Now that we have Trent (via another thread) and Vine, where do we stand with the first two clues above?

[tiffy]

to factor 30 half truth starts with v not w as ive just found i had wrong answer thanks tiffy

[Calibax]

Vera is a TV detective played by Brenda Blethyn

[Flyhalf]

Ah.
The answer will be Vera (Stanhope).

[tiffy]

many thanks to you both just two to go now
called royalty but lost both sides of a horse 6 letters starts with q or r
writing lile a poet curtailed ? 7 letters starts with j k or l been given lovejoy not sure why thanks tiffy

[Flyhalf]

Keating (H R F) , from Keats minus S.

[Calibax]

^is it both HALVES of a horse or both SIDES of a horse?

[tiffy]

to bigjack and calibax thank you again its both halves of a horse thanks tiffy

[Calibax]

(Iain) Rankin - Rang King with GG (gee-gee) missing

[Flyhalf]

That's a cracker, Calibax, or as Rankin night put it, a stoater. Well worth a "Best Answer".

[tiffy]

to calibax thank you for answer and explanation bigjack is right it does deserve best answer thanks for all help from you all tiffy