W. A. Ballinger (1925–1991)
Auteur de The Vampires of Finistère
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
Gods dwazen 2 exemplaires
Sexton Blake - The Fugitive 2 exemplaires
Devil's Can-Can 2 exemplaires
No Place For Strangers 1 exemplaire
Rebellion (Mayflower-Dell paperbacks) 1 exemplaire
Mord i parti 1 exemplaire
Dollarligan 1 exemplaire
Mannen som visste för mycket 1 exemplaire
Det hände i Hamburg 1 exemplaire
Klenod försvunnen 1 exemplaire
The Inexpendable 1 exemplaire
The Naked Blade 1 exemplaire
Walk in Fear (Sexton Blake Library, 4/396) 1 exemplaire
Dark mambo 1 exemplaire
Mord i studio ett 1 exemplaire
Murder in Camera 1 exemplaire
The Galaxy Lot 1 exemplaire
Sexton Blake. El Extraño Rostro del Crimen 1 exemplaire
Televisionsmordet 1 exemplaire
Unfriendly Persuasion 1 exemplaire
Unfriendly Persuasion 1 exemplaire
The Guardians 1 exemplaire
Without Warning 1 exemplaire
The Dead and the Damned (Mayflower-Dell paperbacks) 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
Listes
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 62
- Membres
- 313
- Popularité
- #75,401
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 8
- ISBN
- 26
- Langues
- 2
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)