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W. A. Ballinger (1925–1991)

Auteur de The Vampires of Finistère

62 oeuvres 313 utilisateurs 8 critiques

A propos de l'auteur

Notice de désambiguation :

(eng) W.(illiam) Howard Baker was a novelist, editor, and publisher.  In addition to writing under his own name (Baker), he used numerous pseudonyms, including:
* Peter Saxon (a house name, credited for numerous works)
* W. A. Ballinger (Drums of the Dark Gods)

Séries

Œuvres de W. A. Ballinger

The Vampires of Finistère (1970) 43 exemplaires
The Killing Bone (1969) 40 exemplaires
The Torturer (1966) 31 exemplaires
Departure Deferred (1966) 15 exemplaires
The Exterminator (1967) 12 exemplaires
Call it Rhodesia (1968) 11 exemplaires
Drums of the Dark Gods (1967) 9 exemplaires
Strike North (1967) 6 exemplaires
The Witches of Notting Hill (1965) 5 exemplaires
Women's Battalion (1973) 4 exemplaires
Destination Dieppe (1969) 4 exemplaires
Black Honey (1968) 4 exemplaires
Treason by Truth (1973) 3 exemplaires
The Girl in Asses Milk (1972) 3 exemplaires
Congo (1970) 3 exemplaires
The Dirty Game (1968) 2 exemplaires
Gods dwazen 2 exemplaires
I the Hangman (1967) 2 exemplaires
Judas Diary (1969) 2 exemplaires
Old Tin Cow (1977) 2 exemplaires
TIGER TIM'S OWN COMIC COLLECTION (1977) 2 exemplaires
The Green Grassy Slopes (1969) 2 exemplaires
Naked from a Well (1967) 2 exemplaires
THE CARRION EATERS (1973) 2 exemplaires
The Waters of Madness (1974) 2 exemplaires
Vengeance Is Ours! (1965) 2 exemplaires
Devil's Can-Can 2 exemplaires
Mord i parti 1 exemplaire
Dollarligan 1 exemplaire
Det hände i Hamburg 1 exemplaire
Klenod försvunnen 1 exemplaire
Treason remembered (1967) 1 exemplaire
The Inexpendable 1 exemplaire
The Naked Blade 1 exemplaire
Night of the wolf (1969) 1 exemplaire
Dark mambo 1 exemplaire
Mord i studio ett 1 exemplaire
Murder in Camera 1 exemplaire
The Galaxy Lot 1 exemplaire
The Six-day Loving (1970) 1 exemplaire
Down among the ad men (1968) 1 exemplaire
Televisionsmordet 1 exemplaire
The Treasure Hunters (1970) 1 exemplaire
Unfriendly Persuasion 1 exemplaire
Unfriendly Persuasion 1 exemplaire
The Guardians 1 exemplaire
Espresso Jungle (1959) 1 exemplaire
Without Warning 1 exemplaire
The Voodoo Drum 1 exemplaire

Étiqueté

Partage des connaissances

Nom légal
Baker, Arthur Athwill William
Autres noms
Baker, W. Howard
Saxon, Peter
Rekab, Bill
Date de naissance
1925-10-03
Date de décès
1991-02-13
Sexe
male
Nationalité
UK
Lieu de naissance
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Lieu du décès
London, England, UK
Lieux de résidence
Wimbledon, England, UK
Professions
editor
publisher
novelist
newspaper reporter
Courte biographie
W. Howard Baker was a novelist and editor, Editor of Sexton Blake Library for a time. Writer of Sexton Blake, Danger Man and Jonathan Quintain novels, plus many war, horror and mystery stories. Proprietor of Howard Baker Books (1960s UK publishing company). Credited with saving the Sexton Blake Library from extinction, when publishers Fleetway ended the series, he gained their permission to continue the series independently, firstly through deals with various paperback publishing companies then later through his own Sexton Blake Omnibus hardback series. He is noted for the many pseudonyms used by him (e.g. Peter Saxon).
Notice de désambigüisation
W.(illiam) Howard Baker was a novelist, editor, and publisher.  In addition to writing under his own name (Baker), he used numerous pseudonyms, including:

* Peter Saxon (a house name, credited for numerous works)

* W. A. Ballinger (Drums of the Dark Gods)

Membres

Discussions

The Waters of Madness by W.A. Ballinger à Talk about LibraryThing (Mai 2022)

Critiques

“With the compliments of the Jack Ketch Society.”

A society that kills killers! My vengeful heart loves this kind of thing! When a suspected murderer gets released, the 'Ketchers' grab them, pronounce them guilty, and hang them! Done and done!

Of course, the police are out to stop them, and a newspaper hires famous detective Sexton Blake to do the same! Can they catch the Ketchers? You gotta read it to find out!

I liked this story, and think it was just about the right length. Any longer, and I think I might have lost interest. I'm not sure if I liked the twist at the end, but overall, it was an enjoyable little read!

Good last sentence too! :

"You know," he said mildly, "I'd quite forgotten I was supposed to be dead."
… (plus d'informations)
 
Signalé
Stahl-Ricco | Mar 25, 2022 |
Secret agent Peter Quintain is sent undercover on an Allied convoy to Murmansk. The convoys have taken a battering from the Germans, and the admiralty suspect a spy in the midst of the ships’ crews. Quintain’s task is twofold: unearth the traitor, and ideally prevent another attack. This is a competent but rather thin naval thriller. Some of the writing is overly dramatic, and the characters don’t really have much personality (except for the cartoonishly awful Fanshawe). I would definitely not rank this anywhere near MacLean (whose Ice Station Zebra and HMS Ulysses are much better reads). It is a quick read, though, so if this is the flavour of brain candy you like best and you aren’t too fussed about thin characterization, this might do the job.… (plus d'informations)
½
 
Signalé
rabbitprincess | Mar 14, 2020 |
Not one of Peter Saxon's best. Readable but not as much fun as usual.
 
Signalé
nwdavies | Aug 21, 2014 |
The Sexton Blake series began in 1893 and more-or-less dwindled to a halt in the late `60s. Initially the province of Blake`s creator, Hal Meredeth (real name Harry Blyth), it eventually incorporated the work of many writers, some `big names` (John Creasey, Hank Jansen), others less well-known.

Part of the attraction of the series, for me at least, is that it provides a cheap and cheerful method of encountering the works of a variety of writers. Inevitably, there is occasional `mission creep` as inidividual writers take our hero into adjacent genres, as in this Cold War thriller from series editor W Howard Baker.

A posse of bad guys plan to flood the West with counterfeit banknotes using plates designed by wartime Nazis. Who are the perpetrators ? Embittered Nazis ? Communists seeking to destabilise the West ? Or simply mobsters looking for massive profits ? Blake travels to Germany and America in pusuit of a solution, making a few friends and many enemies as he goes.

The plot is an ambitious one given the 64 page format, but Baker pulls it off with only the most minor fudging to get the thing finished within the allotted space. Ultimately, it`s entirely subjective whether one warms to this kind of detour into Cold War territory. It`s intelligently plotted, with a tolerable balance between action and intrigue, and the occasionally nod towards pulpiness. Personally, I found it was a bit like Chinese food ; it was enjoyable at the time, but at the end I didn`t feel like I`d had a full meal.
… (plus d'informations)
 
Signalé
nickhoonaloon | Mar 22, 2008 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
62
Membres
313
Popularité
#75,401
Évaluation
½ 3.7
Critiques
8
ISBN
26
Langues
2

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