Dennis Lynds (aka Michael Collins and several other pseudonyms) was born today in St. Louis in 1924. He received the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart during his World War II service in the army. He received an Edgar for Best First Novel for Act of Fear (1967) that featured one-armed detective Dan Fortune. Among his numerous works are several books in the Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators series; novels featuring Walter B. Gibson's The Shadow; and Slot Machine Kelly, a collection of his PI tales from Crippen & Landru. He died in 2005.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Happy birthday, Dennis Lynds.
Dennis Lynds (aka Michael Collins and several other pseudonyms) was born today in St. Louis in 1924. He received the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart during his World War II service in the army. He received an Edgar for Best First Novel for Act of Fear (1967) that featured one-armed detective Dan Fortune. Among his numerous works are several books in the Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators series; novels featuring Walter B. Gibson's The Shadow; and Slot Machine Kelly, a collection of his PI tales from Crippen & Landru. He died in 2005.
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I love all the books Crippen & Landru publish. It seems the small presses are more in-tune with my reading tastes than the major publishers.
--George Kelley
Yes, the Crippen & Landru offerings are unique, well produced, and often intriguing.
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