 Oakley Maxwell Hall was born in San Diego, California. He also wrote western novels and mainstream fiction. He also wrote under the pseudonym 'Jason Manor'. Several of his novels feature 'Ambrose Bierce', the famous author and journalist as amateur detective. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Ambrose Bierce' Novels | |
| 1) Ambrose Bierce and the Queen of Spades | 1998 |
| 2) Ambrose Bierce and the Death of Kings | 2001 |
| 3) Ambrose Bierce and the One-Eyed Jacks | 2003 |
| 4) Ambrose Bierce and the Trey of Pearls | 2004 |
| 5) Ambrose Bierce and the Ace of Shoots | 2005 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Murder City (Also published as: Wanton City [1951]) | 1949 |
| 2) So Many Doors | 1950 |
| 3) A Game for Eagles | 1970 |
| As 'Jason Manor' | |
| 1) Too Dead to Run | 1953 |
| 2) The Red Jaguar (Also published as: The Girl in the Red Jaguar [1955]) | 1954 |
| 3) The Pawns of Fear (Also published as: No Halo for Me [1956]) | 1955 |
| 4) The Tramplers | 1956 |