Created by George F. Worts
Pseudonyms include Loring Brent
(1892-1967)
It’s hard to say, but he’s barely mentioned at all, unless it’s in reference to Gardner and his most famous creation. Yet he was once one of the most popular lawyer/sleuth s in the pulps. He was a long-running series character, a criminal attorney and investigator who appeared in almost thirty cases, both short stories and serialized novels, starting in 1926 in the pages of Argosy. By contrast, Gardner’s Mason didn’t make his debut until 1933.
But in case after fast-paced, convoluted case, the wily defense attorney, referred to by some as “The Silver Fox,” fought the good fight, unleashing a cavalcade of legal tactics even Perry would be proud of. Often he was squaring off against his nemesis, District Attorney Adelbert Yistle, whom Hazeltine always seems to defeat, no matter how hopeless his case–shades of the Mason/Burger two-step that was soon to come.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in Toledo, Ohio, George F. Worts worked as a ship’s radio operator, and became a prolific American writer of pulp stories and serials, also writing as Loring Brent. He also created Peter the Brazen (a ship’s radio operator) and Singapore Sammy, but it was his mysteries featuring Gillian Hazeltine that proved to be his most popular creation. After living most of his life on the East Coast, Worts moved to Hawaii where he died in 1967.
SHORT FICTION
- “Lies at Any Price” (December 11 1926, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Love Bandit (Part One)” (June 18, 1927, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Love Bandit (Part Two)” (June 25 1927, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Love Bandit (Part Three)” (July 2, 1927, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Return of George Washington (Part One)” (October 15, 1927, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Return of George Washington (Part Two)” (October 22, 1927, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Return of George Washington (Part Three)” (October 29, 1927, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Return of George Washington (Part Four)” (November 5, 1927, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Return of George Washington (Part Five)” (October 12, 1927, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Return of George Washington (Part Six)” (October 17, 1927, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “Who Did Kill Ezra Klagg?” (January 7, 1928, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Screen of Ice (Part One)” (June 16, 1928, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Screen of Ice (Part Two)” (June 23, 1928, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Screen of Ice (Part Three)” (June 30, 1928, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Crime Circus (Part One)” (September 15, 1928, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Crime Circus (Part Two)” (September 22, 1928, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Crime Circus (Part Three)” (September 29, 1928, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Crime Circus (Part Four)” (October 6, 1928, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Silencer Mystery” (October 28, The Blue Book Magazine)
- “The Haunted Yacht Club” (Part One)” (June 29, 1929, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Haunted Yacht Club” (Part Two)” (July 6, 1929, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Haunted Yacht Club” (Part Three)” (July 13, 1929, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Haunted Yacht Club” (Part Four)” (July 20, 1929, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “A Reptile Named Robard (Part One)” (September 21, 1929, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “A Reptile Named Robard (Part Two)” (September 28, 1929, Argosy Allstory Weekly)
- “The Lost Punch (Part One)” (January 25, 1930, Argosy)
- “The Lost Punch (Part Two)” (February 1, 1930, Argosy)
- “The Diamond Trail” (May 24, 1930, Argosy)
- “Murder! Murder! (Part One)” (July 12, 1930, Argosy)
- “Murder! Murder! (Part Two)” (July 19, 1930, Argosy)
- “Murder! Murder! (Part Three)” (July 26, 1930, Argosy)
- “Murder! Murder! (Part Four)” (August 2, 1930, Argosy)
- “Jungle Justice (Part One)” (October 11, 1930, Argosy)
- “Jungle Justice (Part Two)” (October 18, 1930, Argosy)
- “Jungle Justice (Part Three)” (October 25, 1930, Argosy)
- “Murder on the High Seas (Part One)” (November 29, 1930, Argosy)
- “Murder on the High Seas (Part One)” (December 6, 1930, Argosy)
- “Murder on the High Seas (Part Two)” (December 6, 1930, Argosy)
- “Murder on the High Seas (Part Three)” (December 13, 1930, Argosy)
- “Murder on the High Seas (Part Four)” (December 20, 1930, Argosy)
- “The Diamond Bullet (Part One)” (January 10, 1931, Argosy)
- “The Diamond Bullet (Part Two)” (January 17, 1931, Argosy)
- “The Diamond Bullet (Part Three)” (January 24, 1931, Argosy)
- “The Grapevine Murders (Part One)” (June 20, 1931, Argosy)
- “The Grapevine Murders (Part Two)” (June 27, 1931, Argosy)
- “The Grapevine Murders (Part Three)” (July 4, 1931, Argosy)
- “The Grapevine Murders (Part Four)” (July 11, 1931, Argosy)
- “The Grapevine Murders (Part Five)” (July 18, 1931, Argosy)
- “The Grapevine Murders (Part Six)” (July 25, 1931, Argosy)
- “A Ticket to Cheyenne” (October 17, 1931, Argosy)
- “Black Ice (Part One)” (January 16, 1932, Argosy)
- “Black Ice (Part Two)” (January 23, 1932, Argosy)
- “Black Ice (Part Three)” (January 30, 1932, Argosy)
- “Black Ice (Part Four)” (February 6 1932, Argosy)
- “The Magpie Murders (Part One)” (June 4, 1932, Argosy)
- “The Magpie Murders (Part Two)” (June 11, 1932, Argosy)
- “The Magpie Murders (Part Three)” (June 18, 1932, Argosy)
- “The Magpie Murders (Part Four)” (June 25, 1932, Argosy)
- “The Magpie Murders (Part Five)” (July 2, 1932, Argosy)
- “The Magpie Murders (Part Six)” (July 9, 1932, Argosy)
- “Mystery Over Michigan” (November 5, 1932, Argosy)
- “The Decoy (Part One)” (February 18, 1933, etc., Argosy)
- “The Decoy (Part Two)” (February 25 1933, etc., Argosy)
- “The Decoy (Part Three)” (March 4, 1933, etc., Argosy)
- “The Decoy (Part Four)” (March 11, 1933, etc., Argosy)
- “The Decoy (Part Five)” (March 18, 1933, etc., Argosy)
- “The Decoy (Part Six)” (March 25, 1933, etc., Argosy)
- “Where There’s a Will” (July 1, 1933, Argosy)
- “The Gold Coffin (Part One)” (March 24, 1934, Argosy)
- “The Gold Coffin (Part Two)” (March 31, 1934, Argosy)
- “The Gold Coffin (Part Three)” (April 7, 1934, Argosy)
- “The Honest Forger” (August 11, 1934, Argosy)
- “The Mystery of the Five Bald Men (Part One)” (October 27, 1934, Argosy)
- “The Mystery of the Five Bald Men (Part Two)” (November 3, 1934, Argosy)
- “The Mystery of the Five Bald Men (Part Three)” (November 10, 1934, Argosy)
- “Your Witness, Mr. Hazeltine!” (December 8, 1934, Argosy)
- “Murder—In Some Degree (Part One)” (May 4, 1935., Argosy)
- “Murder—In Some Degree (Part Two)” (May 11, 1935., Argosy)
- “Murder—In Some Degree (Part Three)” (May 18, 1935., Argosy)
- “Rebel: 1935 Model” (November 2, 1935, Argosy)
- “Mr. Hazeltine—Murderer (Part One)” (March 21, 1936, Argosy)
- “Mr. Hazeltine—Murderer (Part Two)” (March 28, 1936, Argosy)
- “Mr. Hazeltine—Murderer (Part Three)” (April 4, 1936, Argosy)
- “Mr. Hazeltine—Murderer (Part Four)” (April 11, 1936, Argosy)
- “Mr. Hazeltine—Murderer (Part Five)” (April 18, 1936, Argosy)
- “Mr. Hazeltine—Murderer (Part Six)” (April 25, 1936, Argosy)
- “The Plastic Dagger” (August 1945, The Blue Book Magazine)
COLLECTIONS
- Murder on the High Seas & The Diamond Bullet: The Complete Cases of Gillian Hazeltine (2019) | Buy this book
- Lies at Any Price: The Complete Cases of Gillian Hazeltine, Vol. 1 (2021) | Buy this book
- The Screen of Ice: The Complete Cases of Gillian Hazeltine, Vol. 2 (2023) | Buy this book
- The Silencer Mystery: The Complete Cases of Gillian Hazeltine, Vol. 3 (2024) | Buy this book
- The Lost Punch: The Complete Cases of Gillian Hazeltine, Vol. 4 (2025)
Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith. And thanks, Phil. For everything. Your Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index is a wonder to behold, and has been a tremendous help over the years.
