The Gordons (writer duo)

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The Gordons is the pseudonym of the author duo, consisting of Gordon Gordon (born March 2, 1906 in Anderson , Indiana ; † March 14, 2002 ) and Mildred Gordon (born June 24, 1912 in Kansas ; † February 3, 1979 in Tucson , Arizona ).

Gordon Gordon studied with Mildred Nixon at the University of Arizona and married them in 1932. After graduation, Gordon got a job in the editorial office of the daily Tucson Citizen . In 1935 he moved to the editorial office of the film company 20th Century Fox and stayed there until 1942. From there he was hired by the Homeland Security Department and Gordon worked in counter-espionage until the end of the war.

Mildred Nixon had u. a. Studied pedagogy and worked as a teacher for some time after completing her studies. After their marriage, she started working for the United Press news agency . She also served as the editor of Arizona Highways magazine for some time .

The first literary attempts of Gordon and Mildred Gordon go back to their student days. After the first successful publications, their works appeared almost exclusively in collaboration.

After Mildred Gordon died in 1979, Gordon married Mary Dorr on March 16, 1980.

reception

Of her work, the trilogy about Kater DC is particularly noteworthy. The novels were highly valued by the public as well as by official critics and were later congenially filmed. In addition to several standalones , the cycle around the protagonist "John Ripley" should be mentioned here.

Works (selection)

Standalones
  • Hurry up to live ("Make haste to live", 1950). Goldmann, Munich 1968.
  • Hello ... who there? Detective novel ("The case of the Talking Bug", 1955). Goldmann, Munich 1967.
  • The way to Meg. Detective novel ("The big frame", 1957). Goldmann, Munich 1967.
  • Tiger on the neck. Roman ("Tiger on my back", 1960). Heyne, Munich 1961.
  • Ransom for Sheri. Detective novel ("Menace", 1962). Goldmann, Munich 1969 (former title Der Mitternachtsteufel ).
  • Struggle for power. Detective novel ("Power Play", 1965). Goldmann, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-442-03183-4 .
  • The night before the wedding. Detective novel ("Night before the Wedding", 1969). Goldmann, Munich 1971.
  • The informant. Detective novel ("The informant", 1973). Goldmann, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-442-04564-9 .
  • Ordeal by fire. Kriminalroman ("The ordeal. A novel of suspense about a plane crash and a search for a million dollars", 1976). Goldmann, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-442-04670-X .
  • Last letter to Cathy. Detective novel ("Night after the wedding", 1979). Goldmann, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-442-04898-2 .
Hangover DC trilogy
  • DC tomcat and the FBI secret agent ("Undercover Cat", 1963). Richarz-Verlag, St. Augustin 1978, ISBN 3-88345-016-2 (former title Alles für die Katz ).
  • Secret assignment for Kater DC detective novel ("Undercover Cat prowls again", 1966). Goldmann, Munich 1968.
  • FBI action "Black Cat". Detective novel ("Catnapped!", 1974). Goldmann, Munich 1977, ISBN 3-442-04661-0 .
John Ripley cycle
  • FBI order. Detective novel ("FBI Story", 1950). 3rd edition Goldmann, Munich 1982, ISBN 3-442-03053-6 .
  • FBI files. Detective novel ("Case File: FBI", 1953). 3rd edition Goldmann, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-442-02260-6 .
  • Storm over Arizona ("Captive", 1957). Goldmann, Munich 1967.
  • The last train. Detective novel ("Operation Terror", 1961). Goldmann, Munich 1968.
  • Race for the golden tide . Doubleday, Garden City, NY 1983, ISBN 0-3851-7901-4 .
  • The Hong Kong Affair . Dover Hill Press, San Francisco 1998, ISBN 0-9643-3243-4 .
  • It could happen . Dover Hill Press, San Francisco 2000, ISBN 0-9643-3245-0 .

Film adaptations

1997 remake: Bob Spiess (Director): That darned cat.
  • Arnold Caven (director): Drei Dunkel Straßen ("Down three dark streets"). 1954 (based on the novel Case File: FBI ).
  • William A. Seiter (Director): Hurry up to live (“Make haste to live”). 1954 (based on the novel of the same name).
  • Blake Edwards (Director): The Last Train ("Experiment in Terror"). 1962 (based on the novel of the same name).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ For the English domestic market the title was changed to playback .