Frank Froest

Superintendent Frank Castle Froest MVO KPM (1858, Bristol – 7 January 1930, Weston-super-Mare) was a British detective and crime writer. Froest was described by a journalist as being "...short, thick-set, full-faced, Mr. Froest in uniform looked more like a Prussian field-marshal than anything else. Out of uniform (which he generally was) he was always immaculate in silk hat, patent leather boots, and carrying a carefully rolled umbrella.