Created by Dale Clark Pseudonym of Ronal Kayser Other pseudonyms include Clark Clayton (1905-88) “A dame run a detective agency?” Apparently so. Even in the manlier-than-thou days of the crime and detective pulps of the 1940s. BETTY CARSON is the “helpless-looking little blond boss" of the Carson Detective Agency, who turns into “a female Tarzan” … Continue reading Betty Carson
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Joe Moran
Created by Dale Clark Pseudonym of Ronal Kayser Other pseudonyms include Clark Clayton (1905-88) "She taught him the steps to a danse macabre." -- the cover blurb of the 1955 paperback Published as half of a 1955 Ace Double (D-109, for those who care about these kinda things), Mambo To Murder by Dale Clark follows former … Continue reading Joe Moran
Gillian Baltic
Created by Dale Clark Pseudonym of Ronal Kayser Other pseudonyms include Clark Clayton, Dale Clarke (1905-88) Here I was, getting all jazzed because I thought I'd discovered a whole new hard-boiled female P.I. from the 1940s when I stumbled across this mini-review of Dale Clark's 1946 novel The Red Rods by Anthony Boucher from the December 8, … Continue reading Gillian Baltic
Highland Park Price
Created by Dale Clark Pseudonym of Ronal Kayser Other pseudonyms include Clark Clayton (1905-88) “Your Troubles Are Over When You Tell ‘em To Me.” -- Price's business card Like more than a few private eyes from the pulps, Dale Clark's gizmo-obsessed, penny-pinching HIGHLAND PARK PRICE may not be quite as crooked as he seems. Although he … Continue reading Highland Park Price