Aaron Marc Stein

Aaron Marc Stein 1906-1985

Aaron Marc Stein also wrote under the pseudonyms 'George Bagby' and 'Hampton Stone'. In 1979, he received the Grand Master Award from the MWA. He is the creator of:
1. 'Matt Erridge', an adventurous civil engineer.
2. 'Tim Mulligan and Elsie Mae Hunt', a archaeologist-detective duo.
3. ‘Inspector Schmidt’, Chief of Homicide for the New York Police Department (under the pseudonym 'George Bagby').
4. ‘Jeremiah X. “Gibby” Gibson, an assistant district attorney (under the pseudonym ‘Hampton Stone’).

Titles and year of publication:

'Matt Erridge' Novels

1) Sitting Up Dead 1958

2) Never Need an Enemy 1959

3) Home and Murder 1962

4) Blood on the Stars 1964

5) I Fear the Greeks (UK Title: Executioner's Rest) 1966

6) Deadly Delight 1967

7) Snare Andalucian (UK Title: Faces of Death) 1968

8) Kill Is a Four-Letter Word 1968

9) Alp Murder 1970

10) The Finger 1973

11) Lend Me Your Ears 1976

12) Coffin Country 1976

13) Body Search 1977

14) Nowhere? 1978

15) Chill Factor 1978

16) One Dip Dead 1979

17) The Rolling Heads 1979

18) The Cheating Butcher 1980

19) A Nose for It 1980

20) A Body for a Buddy 1981

21) Hangman's Row 1982

22) The Bombing Run 1983

23) The Garbage Collector 1984

'Tim Mulligan and Elsie Mae Hunt' Novels

1) The Sun Is a Witness 1940

2) Up to No Good 1941

3) Only the Guilty 1942

4) The Case of the Absent-Minded Professor 1943

5) ...And High Water 1946

6) Death Takes a Paying Guest 1947

7) Death Meets 400 Rabbits 1947

8) We Saw Him Die 1947

9) The Cradle and the Grave 1948

10) Days of Misfortune (Also published as: Days of Disaster) 1949

11) The Second Burial 1949

12) Three - with Blood 1950

13) Frightened Amazon 1950

14) Shoot Me Decent 1951

15) Pistols for Two 1951

16) Mask for Murder 1952

17) The Dead Thing in the Pool 1952

18) Moonmilk and Murder 1955

Other Novels

1) Lock and Key 1973

As 'George Bagby'

1) Murder at the Piano 1935

2) Ring Around a Murder 1936

3) Murder Half-Baked 1937

4) Murder on the Nose 1938

5) The Corpse with the Purple Thighs 1939

6) Bird Walking Weather 1939

7) The Corpse Wore a Wig (Also published as: The Bloody Wig Murders) 1940

8) Red Is for Killing 1941

9) Here Comes the Corpse 1941

10) Murder Calling "50" 1942

11) The Original Carcase (Also published as: A Body for the Bride) 1946

12) Dead on Arrival 1946

13) The Twin Killing 1947

14) The Starting Gun 1948

15) In Cold Blood 1948

16) Drop Dead 1949

17) Coffin Corner 1949

18) Blood Will Tell 1950

19) Death Ain't Commercial 1951

20) The Corpse with the Sticky Fingers 1952

21) Scared to Death 1952

22) Dead Drunk 1953

23) Give the Little Corpse a Great Big Hand (Also published as: A Big Hand for the Corpse) 1953

24) The Body in the Basket 1954

25) A Dirty Way to Die (Also published as: Shadow on the Window) 1955

26) Cop Killer 1956

27) Dead Wrong 1957

28) Dead Storage 1957

29) The Three-Time Losers 1958

30) The Real Gone Goose (UK Title: A Real Gone Goose) 1959

31) Evil Genius 1961

32) Murder's Little Helper 1963

33) Mysteriouser and Mysteriouser (UK Title: Murder in Wonderland) 1965

34) Dirty Pool (UK Title: Bait for a Killer) 1966

35) Corpse Candle 1967

36) Another Day - Another Death 1968

37) Honest, Reliable Corpse 1969

38) Killer Boy Was Here 1970

39) Two in the Bush 1976

40) My Dead Body 1976

41) The Tough Get Going 1977

42) Innocent Bystander 1977

43) Guaranteed to Fade 1978

44) Better Dead 1978

45) I Could Have Died 1979

46) Mugger's Day 1979

47) Country and Fatal 1980

48) A Question of Quarry 1981

49) The Sitting Duck 1981

50) The Golden Creep 1982

51) The Most Wanted 1983

As 'Hampton Stone'

1) The Corpse in the Corner Saloon 1948

2) The Girl with the Hole in Her Head 1949

3) The Needle That Wouldn't Hold Still 1950

4) The Murder That Wouldn't Stay Solved 1951

5) The Corpse That Refused to Stay Dead 1952

6) The Corpse Who Had Too Many Friends 1953

7) The Man Who Had Too Much to Lose 1955

8) The Strangler Who Couldn't Let Go (UK Title: The Strangler) 1956

9) The Girl Who Kept Knocking Them Dead 1957

10) The Man Who Was Three Jumps Ahead 1959

11) The Man Who Looked Death in the Eye 1961

12) The Babe with the Twistable Arm 1962

13) Real Serendipitous Kill 1964

14) The Kid Was Last Seen Hanging Ten 1966

15) Funniest Killer in Town 1967

16) The Corpse Was No Bargain at All 1968

17) The Swinger Who Swung by the Neck 1970

18) The Kid Who Came Home with a Corpse 1972

Back

'Matt Erridge' Novels
1) Sitting Up Dead	1958
2) Never Need an Enemy	1959
3) Home and Murder	1962
4) Blood on the Stars	1964
5) I Fear the Greeks (UK Title: Executioner's Rest)	1966
6) Deadly Delight	1967
7) Snare Andalucian (UK Title: Faces of Death)	1968
8) Kill Is a Four-Letter Word	1968
9) Alp Murder	1970
10) The Finger	1973
11) Lend Me Your Ears	1976
12) Coffin Country	1976
13) Body Search	1977
14) Nowhere?	1978
15) Chill Factor	1978
16) One Dip Dead	1979
17) The Rolling Heads	1979
18) The Cheating Butcher	1980
19) A Nose for It	1980
20) A Body for a Buddy	1981
21) Hangman's Row	1982
22) The Bombing Run	1983
23) The Garbage Collector	1984
'Tim Mulligan and Elsie Mae Hunt' Novels
1) The Sun Is a Witness	1940
2) Up to No Good	1941
3) Only the Guilty	1942
4) The Case of the Absent-Minded Professor	1943
5) ...And High Water	1946
6) Death Takes a Paying Guest	1947
7) Death Meets 400 Rabbits	1947
8) We Saw Him Die	1947
9) The Cradle and the Grave	1948
10) Days of Misfortune (Also published as: Days of Disaster)	1949
11) The Second Burial	1949
12) Three - with Blood	1950
13) Frightened Amazon	1950
14) Shoot Me Decent	1951
15) Pistols for Two	1951
16) Mask for Murder	1952
17) The Dead Thing in the Pool	1952
18) Moonmilk and Murder	1955
Other Novels
1) Lock and Key	1973
As 'George Bagby'
1) Murder at the Piano	1935
2) Ring Around a Murder	1936
3) Murder Half-Baked	1937
4) Murder on the Nose	1938
5) The Corpse with the Purple Thighs	1939
6) Bird Walking Weather	1939
7) The Corpse Wore a Wig (Also published as: The Bloody Wig Murders)	1940
8) Red Is for Killing	1941
9) Here Comes the Corpse	1941
10) Murder Calling "50"	1942
11) The Original Carcase (Also published as: A Body for the Bride)	1946
12) Dead on Arrival	1946
13) The Twin Killing	1947
14) The Starting Gun	1948
15) In Cold Blood	1948
16) Drop Dead	1949
17) Coffin Corner	1949
18) Blood Will Tell	1950
19) Death Ain't Commercial	1951
20) The Corpse with the Sticky Fingers	1952
21) Scared to Death	1952
22) Dead Drunk	1953
23) Give the Little Corpse a Great Big Hand (Also published as: A Big Hand for the Corpse)	1953
24) The Body in the Basket	1954
25) A Dirty Way to Die (Also published as: Shadow on the Window)	1955
26) Cop Killer	1956
27) Dead Wrong	1957
28) Dead Storage	1957
29) The Three-Time Losers	1958
30) The Real Gone Goose (UK Title: A Real Gone Goose)	1959
31) Evil Genius	1961
32) Murder's Little Helper	1963
33) Mysteriouser and Mysteriouser (UK Title: Murder in Wonderland)	1965
34) Dirty Pool (UK Title: Bait for a Killer)	1966
35) Corpse Candle	1967
36) Another Day - Another Death	1968
37) Honest, Reliable Corpse	1969
38) Killer Boy Was Here	1970
39) Two in the Bush	1976
40) My Dead Body	1976
41) The Tough Get Going	1977
42) Innocent Bystander	1977
43) Guaranteed to Fade	1978
44) Better Dead	1978
45) I Could Have Died	1979
46) Mugger's Day	1979
47) Country and Fatal	1980
48) A Question of Quarry	1981
49) The Sitting Duck	1981
50) The Golden Creep	1982
51) The Most Wanted	1983
As 'Hampton Stone'
1) The Corpse in the Corner Saloon	1948
2) The Girl with the Hole in Her Head	1949
3) The Needle That Wouldn't Hold Still	1950
4) The Murder That Wouldn't Stay Solved	1951
5) The Corpse That Refused to Stay Dead	1952
6) The Corpse Who Had Too Many Friends	1953
7) The Man Who Had Too Much to Lose	1955
8) The Strangler Who Couldn't Let Go (UK Title: The Strangler)	1956
9) The Girl Who Kept Knocking Them Dead	1957
10) The Man Who Was Three Jumps Ahead	1959
11) The Man Who Looked Death in the Eye	1961
12) The Babe with the Twistable Arm	1962
13) Real Serendipitous Kill	1964
14) The Kid Was Last Seen Hanging Ten	1966
15) Funniest Killer in Town	1967
16) The Corpse Was No Bargain at All	1968
17) The Swinger Who Swung by the Neck	1970
18) The Kid Who Came Home with a Corpse	1972