Author. For over five decades he was regarded as one of the world's most prolific mystery authors with more than 900 stories published. His first story, "Village of the Dead," was published in Famous Detective Stories Magazine in 1955. He went on to write in periodicals like Argosy, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and The Saint Mystery Magazine. For over 35 years he was a fixture of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, which published a story of his every month from 1973, until his death. From 1976 to 1981, he edited the Dutton anthology series Best Detective Stories of the Year and The Year's Best Mystery & Suspense Stories, 1982 to 1995. He also wrote science-fiction novels to include "The Transvection Machine" (1971), "The Fellowship of the Hand" (1973) and "The Frankenstein Factory" (1975). In 2000, he received the Private Eye Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award and was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, in 2001. He died of a heart attack.
Author. For over five decades he was regarded as one of the world's most prolific mystery authors with more than 900 stories published. His first story, "Village of the Dead," was published in Famous Detective Stories Magazine in 1955. He went on to write in periodicals like Argosy, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and The Saint Mystery Magazine. For over 35 years he was a fixture of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, which published a story of his every month from 1973, until his death. From 1976 to 1981, he edited the Dutton anthology series Best Detective Stories of the Year and The Year's Best Mystery & Suspense Stories, 1982 to 1995. He also wrote science-fiction novels to include "The Transvection Machine" (1971), "The Fellowship of the Hand" (1973) and "The Frankenstein Factory" (1975). In 2000, he received the Private Eye Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award and was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, in 2001. He died of a heart attack.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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