Dennis Lynds

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Dennis Lynds (born January 15, 1924 in St. Louis , Missouri ; died August 19, 2005 in San Francisco ) was an American writer who mainly published detective novels under various pseudonyms ( William Arden , Michael Collins , Mark Sadler , John Crowe , Carl Decker , Maxwell Grant ). In German-speaking countries he is known under the name William Arden as the author of the youth crime series Die Drei ??? .

Career

Dennis Lynds was the son of John Douglas Lynds and Gertrude Hyem, an actor couple who toured frequently. He grew up in New York . During World War II he was in the US Army and was decorated with a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star . He then studied chemistry ( Bachelor of Hofstra College in 1949) and journalism ( Master of Syracuse University in 1951) and then worked as an editor of several chemical journals. Since 1969 he has lived as a freelance writer in California. He was married to the writer Gayle Lynds .

As Michael Collins , he wrote two science fiction novels (the space opera Lukan War , 1969, and The Planets of Death , 1970) and was best known for the Dan Fortune series , a series about a one-armed investigator in the he published nineteen novels. For the youth crime series The Three Investigators - known in Germany as The Three Question Marks - he wrote fourteen books under the name William Arden . As Maxwell Grant , he also wrote two novels around the pulp hero The Shadow ( The Shadow Strikes , 1964, and The Shadow: Destination Moon , 1987).

Lynds has received numerous prizes, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award for the best first novel in 1968 ( Act Of Fear ) and in 1988 THE EYE for the literary life of a writer by the Private Eye Writers of America (jointly with Wade Miller) .

bibliography

Series

The pseudonyms used as author names changed in part, both in the original series and in the translations.

The Shadow

(published under the publishing pseudonym Maxwell Grant)

  • 327 The Shadow Strikes (1964)
  • 328 Shadow Beware (1965)
  • 329 Cry Shadow! (1965)
  • 330 The Shadow's Revenge (1965)
  • 331 Mark of the Shadow (1966)
  • 332 Shadow - Go Mad! (1966)
  • 333 The Night of the Shadow (1966)
  • 334 Destination: Moon (1967)
UNCLE - The Man From UNCLE Magazine Novellas

(Short stories, published under the publishing pseudonym Robert Hart Davis)

  • 1 The Howling Teenagers Affair (in: The Man from UNCLE Magazine, February 1966 )
  • 3 The Unspeakable Affair (in: The Man from UNCLE Magazine, April 1966 )
  • 5 The Vanishing Act Affair (in: The Man from UNCLE Magazine, June 1966 )
  • 7 The Cat and Mouse Affair (in: The Man from UNCLE Magazine, August 1966 )
  • 10 The Thrush from THRUSH Affair (in: The Man from UNCLE Magazine, November 1966 )
  • 19 The Genghis Khan Affair (in: The Man from UNCLE Magazine, August 1967 )
  • 21 The Mind-Sweeper Affair (in: The Man from UNCLE Magazine, October 1967 )
Dan Fortune

(Detective novel series, as Michael Collins)

  • 1 Act Of Fear (1967)
    • German: last resort murder. Translated by Hansheinz Werner. Ullstein books # 1311, Frankfurt / M., Berlin and Vienna 1970, DNB 457476494 . Also as: Out of sheer fear. Translated by Hansheinz Werner. Ullstein # 10391, Frankfurt / M. and Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-548-10391-X .
  • 2 The Brass Rainbow (1969)
    • English: A dagger for the bride. Translated by Edith Massmann. Ullstein books # 1317, Frankfurt / M., Berlin and Vienna 1970, DNB 457476508 .
  • 3 Night Of The Toads (1970)
    • English: Lady, you only die once. Translated by Elke Kamper. Ullstein books # 1366, Frankfurt / M., Berlin and Vienna 1970, DNB 457476532 .
  • 4 Walk A Black Wind (1971)
  • 5 Shadow Of A Tiger (1972)
  • 6 The Silent Scream (1973)
    • German: Total greed. Translated by Ute Tanner. Ullstein books # 1653, Frankfurt (M.), Berlin, Vienna 1974, ISBN 3-548-01653-7 . Also as: The silent scream. Translated by Ute Tanner. Ullstein # 10674, Frankfurt / M. and Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-548-10674-9 .
  • 7 Blue Death (1975)
    • German: Murder goes on expenses: detective novel. Translated by Gerda Kurz and Siglinde Summerer. Ullstein books # 1766, Frankfurt / M., Berlin, Vienna 1976, ISBN 3-548-01766-5 .
  • 8 The Blood-Red Dream (1976)
    • German: Blood toll for false dreams. Translated by Anna Schubert. Ullstein books # 1850, Frankfurt / M., Berlin, Vienna 1977, ISBN 3-548-01850-5 . Also as: The blood-red nightmare. Translated by Anna Schubert. Ullstein # 10694, Frankfurt / M. and Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-548-10694-3 .
  • 9 The Nightrunners (1978)
    • German: pills for dirty business. Translated by Malte Krutzsch. Ullstein book # 10036, Frankfurt / M., Berlin and Vienna 1980, ISBN 3-548-10036-8 . Also as: bitter medicine. Translated by Malte Krutzsch. Ullstein # 10707, Frankfurt / M. and Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-548-10707-9 .
  • 10 The Slasher (1980)
    • German: The butcher. Translated by Monika Wittek. Ullstein book # 10139, Frankfurt / M., Berlin and Vienna 1982, ISBN 3-548-10139-9 .
  • 11 freak (1983)
    • German: Freak. With an afterword by Rudi Kost . Translated by Sigrid Gent. Ullstein # 10259, Frankfurt / M., Berlin and Vienna 1984, ISBN 3-548-10259-X .
  • 12 Minnesota Strip (1987)
    • German: Minnesota Strip. Ullstein # 10618, Frankfurt / M. and Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-548-10618-8 .
  • 13 Red Rosa (1988)
    • German: Die Rote Rosa. Translated by Sigrid Kellner. Ullstein # 10686, Frankfurt / M. and Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-548-10686-2 .
  • 14 Castrato (1989)
  • 15 Chasing Eights (1990)
  • 16 The Irishman's Horse (1991)
  • 17 Cassandra In Red (1992)
  • 18 Crime, Punishment and Resurrection (1992)
  • 19 Fortune's World (2000)
Kane Jackson (as William Arden)
  • A Dark Power (1968)
    • English: We ask you to refrain from donating wreaths. Translated by Leni Sobez. Heyne books # 1378, Munich 1970, DNB 457476516 .
  • The Goliath Scheme (1970)
  • Deal in Violence (1971)
  • Murder Underground (1972)
  • Deadly Legacy (1973)
Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators / The three ??? (as William Arden)
  • 10 The Mystery of the Moaning Cave (1968)
  • 12 The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow (1969)
    • German: The three ??? and the laughing shadow. Translated by Leonore Puschert. Franckh, Stuttgart 1971.
  • 13 The Secret of the Crooked Cat (1970)
    • German: Alfred Hitchcock, the three ??? and the black cat. Translated by Leonore Puschert. Franckh, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-440-03827-0 .
  • 18 The Mystery of the Shrinking House (1972)
    • German: Alfred Hitchcock, the three ??? and the enigmatic images. Translated by Leonore Puschert. Franckh, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-440-04241-3 .
  • 19 The Secret of Phantom Lake (1973)
    • German: Alfred Hitchcock, the three ??? and the Phantom Lake. Translated by Leonore Puschert. Franckh, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-440-04353-3 .
  • 22 The Mystery of the Dead Man's Riddle (1974)
    • German: The three ??? and the dangerous inheritance. Translated by Leonore Puschert. Franckh, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-440-04440-8 .
  • 25 The Mystery of the Dancing Devil (1976)
    • German: The three ??? and the dancing devil. Translated by Leonore Puschert. Franckh, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-440-04670-2 .
  • 26 The Mystery of the Headless Horse (1977)
    • German: The three ??? and the Aztec sword. Translated by Leonore Puschert. Franckh, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-440-04795-4 .
  • 28 The Mystery of the Deadly Double (1978)
    • German: The three ??? and the doppelganger. Translated by Leonore Puschert. Franckh, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-440-05000-9 .
  • 30 The Secret of Shark Reef (1979)
    • German: The three ??? and the reef of the sharks. Translated by Leonore Puschert. Franckh, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-440-05067-X .
  • 33 The Mystery of the Purple Pirate (1982)
    • German: The three ??? and the red pirate. Translated by Leonore Puschert. Franckh, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-440-05375-X .
  • 38 The Mystery of the Smashing Glass (1984)
    • German: The three ??? and the car marten. Translated by Leonore Puschert. Kosmos, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-440-12437-6 .
  • 42 The Mystery of Wreckers' Rock (1986)
    • German: The three ??? and the gold of the Vikings. Translated by Leonore Puschert. Franckh, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-440-05930-8 .

Three Investigators Crimebusters:

  • 1 Hot Wheels (1987)
    • German: The three ??? and the Automafia. Translated by Leonore Puschert. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-440-06274-0 .
Paul Shaw (as Mark Sadler)
  • The Falling Man (1970)
    • German: The long cry. Translated by Fried Holm. Goldmann-rote-Krimi # 4424, Munich and Wollerau (Switzerland) 1975, ISBN 3-442-04424-3 .
  • Here To Die (1971)
  • Mirror Image (1972)
    • German: The mirror image. Translated by Jürgen Saupe. Goldmann crime novels #K 908, Munich and Wollerau (Switzerland) 1972, ISBN 3-442-25908-8 .
  • Circle Of Fire (1973)
    • German: In the fire circle. Translated by Norbert Wölfl. Goldmann-rote-Krimi # 4326, Munich and Wollerau (Switzerland) 1974, ISBN 3-442-04326-3 .
  • Touch Of Death (1981)
  • Deadly Innocents (1986)
    • English: The death of the swallow. Translated by Friedrich A. Hofschuster. Goldmann # 5047, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-442-05047-2 .
Buena Costa County (as John Crowe)
  • Another Way To Die (1972)
  • Bloodwater (1974)
    • German: blood money. Translated by Norbert Wölfl. Goldmann-rote-Krimi # 4470, Munich and Wollerau (Switzerland) 1975, ISBN 3-442-04470-7 .
  • Crooked Shadows (1975)
  • When They Kill Your Wife (1977)
    • English: A way from murder to murder. Translated by Fried Holm. Goldmann (Rote Krimi # 4766), Munich 1978, ISBN 3-442-04766-8 .
  • Close To Death (1979)
Mack Bolan
  • 14 Moving Target (1990)
  • 17 Blood Fever (1989)

Single novels

  • Combat Soldier (1962)
  • Uptown Downtown (1963)
  • Mask Of Silence (1968; as Sheila McErlean)
  • Lukan War (1969; as Michael Collins)
    • German: Burning Universe. Translated by HP Lehnert. Moewig (Terra Nova # 175), 1971.
  • The Planets of Death (1970; as Michael Collins)
    • English: Planet of Death. Translated by HP Lehnert. Pabel-Moewig (Terra Astra # 71), 1972.
  • Mystery of the Blue Condor (1973; as William Arden)
  • Woman In Marble (1973; as Carl Dekker)
    • German: The marble woman. Translated by Klaus Prost. Joke classic crime thriller # 509, Bern, Munich, Vienna 1975, DNB 750518073 . Also as: Death in the Zoom. Translated by Klaus Prost. Scherz-Krimis # 1420, Bern, Munich and Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-502-51420-8 .
  • Charlie Chan Returns ( Charlie Chan - Tie-in , 1974)
  • SWAT: Crossfire (1975)
  • The Cadillac Cowboy (1995; as Michael Collins)
  • Shadow of a Tiger (as William Arden)
    • English: Chess with the blue Chinese: detective novel. Translated by Ute Tanner. Ullstein books # 1579, Frankfurt (M.), Berlin, Vienna 1973, ISBN 3-548-01579-4 .
  • Walk a Black Wind (as William Arden)
    • German: Daughter of the Black Wind: Detective novel. Translated by Martin Lewitt. Ullstein books # 1498, Frankfurt (M.), Berlin, Vienna 1972, ISBN 3-548-01498-4 .

Collections

  • Why Girls Ride Sidesaddle (1980)
  • Talking to the World (1995)
  • Spies and Thieves, Cops And Killers (2002; as Michael Collins)
  • Kelly (2005; as Michael Collins) slot machine

Non-fiction

literature

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personal data
SURNAME Lynds, Dennis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arden, William (pseudonym); Collins, Michael (pen name); Crowe, John (pseudonym); Davis, Robert Hart (pseudonym); Decker, Carl (pseudonym); Dekker, Carl (pseudonym); Grant, Maxwell (pseudonym); McErlean, Sheila (pseudonym); Sadler, Mark (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 15, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Louis , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH August 19, 2005
Place of death San Francisco