Né Salvatore Lombino Legally changed to Evan Hunter in 1952 Pseudonyms include Hunt Collins, Richard Marsten, Curt Cannon, Ezra Hannon, John Abbott, Dean Hudson, Ted Taine, S. A. Lombino, D. A. Addams (1926-2005) ED McBAIN was best known among crime fiction fans--and rightfully so--as the creator of the ground-breaking 87th Precinct police procedural series. Nope, … Continue reading Ed McBain
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Sara Paretsky
(1947--) One of the best and consistently interesting of the hard-boiled private eyes to burst out of the early eighties female detective boom--and certainly the inspiration for so many more of them — was SARA PARETSKY's hard-nosed Chicago P.I. V.I. Warshawski. But if V.I. was an inspiration for those who followed, the same could be … Continue reading Sara Paretsky
They Also Served: William L. DeAndrea
CRITIC, AUTHOR Pseudonyms include Philip DeGrave (1952-96) Just going through a few old issues of The Armchair Detective (1967-97, the quarterly journal journal that kept the faith among mystery fans back in the day. What a glorious treasure trove of reviews, opinions, interviews & thinkpieces on crime fiction it was! In the days before the … Continue reading They Also Served: William L. DeAndrea
Thomas B. Dewey
Pseudonyms include Tom Brandt and Cord Wainer (1915-81) This bio, taken from Brian Ritt's excellent Paperback Confidential, highlights the career of one of the true pioneers of the genre--Thomas B. Dewey, a man who bridged the gap between the Hammett/Chandler model and the more socially aware and compassionate eyes that followed, such as Lew Archer, … Continue reading Thomas B. Dewey
Jonathan Latimer
Pseudonyms include Peter Coffin(1906-1983) "Jonathan Latimer is the best kept secret in noir fiction. One of the great unrecognized masters."-- Max Allan Collins Born in Chicago, Illinois, JONATHAN LATIMER was educated in Arizona and Illinois. He worked as a reporter at the Chicago Herald Examiner for a few years before he started writing fiction. His first book, … Continue reading Jonathan Latimer
Leigh Brackett
(1915-1978) "Hawks liked my dialogue and called my agent. He was somewhat shaken when he discovered that it was Miss and not Mister Brackett, but he rallied bravely and signed me on anyway..." -- Leigh Brackett "In walked a rather attractive girl who looked like she had just come in from a tennis match. She … Continue reading Leigh Brackett
Frank Kane
Pseudonyms include Frank Boyd (1912-68) An appreciation and biography by Maura Fox Author FRANK KANE originally created Big Apple private eye Johnny Liddell in 1944 for a pulp story, and went on to write over thirty books and countless short stories about him. He was a prolific writer, with a sensational wit and sense of … Continue reading Frank Kane