 Pseudonym of Morton Freedgood. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He started his writing career by publishing articles and short stories in Cosmopolitan, Collier's, Esquire, and other magazines while working full-time in the motion picture industry in New York City. He is the creator of 'Jack Albany', an actor who is mistaken for a mobster. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Jack Albany' Novels | |
| 1) The Reluctant Assassin (Also published as: A Thrill a Minute with Jack Albany [1967]) | 1966 |
| 2) Never Put Off Till Tomorrow What You Can Kill Today | 1970 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Gun and Mr. Smith | 1947 |
| 2) The Blue Hour (Also published as: Killer at His Back [1955] and as: The Next to Die [1975]) | 1948 |
| 3) The Man in Question (Also published as: The Blonde Betrayer [1955]) | 1951 |
| 4) This Year's Death | 1953 |
| 5) The Clay Assassin | 1959 |
| 6) The Fifth House | 1960 |
| 7) The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome | 1972 |
| 8) The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | 1973 |
| 9) The Talisman | 1976 |
| 10) The Snake | 1978 |
| 11) Nella | 1981 |
| 12) Fatal Beauty | 1984 |