Stark House Mystery Classics
Introduction By Rick Ollerman
Carter Brown was the literary pseudonym of Alan Geoffrey Yates (August 1923-May 1985) He was an English-born Australian writer of detective fiction. Mr Yates wrote more than 300 mysteries during his lifetime. His books, originally published by Horwitz and Signet, were set in the United States and published throughout the world. In its obituary for Yates in 1985, The New York Times
noted that he had written "some 30 detective novels with American
backgrounds before ever having visited the United States. He said he
chose American settings because Australians preferred them."
A rumor spread at the height of his popularity that Yates was one of John F. Kennedy's favorite authors, a rumor which helped propel his sales even further in the North American market. Carter Brown's huge international success saw reportedly 120 million books in print, second only to The Bible
in terms of the number of languages into which they were translated.
The success of the books also spawned a comic book series, the 'Carter
Brown Murder Mystery Hour' on radio, three French films, a Japanese TV
series, and a French literary award for 'The most whiskies drunk in a
single novel'.
Printing History
Written by Alan Geoffrey Yates (1923-1985)
Stark House Press
ISBN 781944 520441
May 2018
No Harp For My Angel
1956 by Horwitz Publications
Booty For A Babe
1956 by Horwitz Publications
Eve, It's Extortion
as Walk Softly, Witch
as The Victim (USA)
1957 by Horwitz Publications
1959 by Horwitz Publications
1959 by Signet Books
Bonus Covers
No Harp For My Angel
Booty For a Babe
Eve, It's Extortion
Walk Softly, Witch
The Victim
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