Lee Thayer
1874-1973
 

Emma Redington Lee Thayer was born in Troy, Pennsylvania. She was an author, artist, and illustrator. She is the creator of 'Peter Clancy', a private investigator.

 

Titles and year of publication:  

 'Peter Clancy' Novels
 1) The Mystery of the Thirteenth Floor  1919
 2) The Unlatched Door  1920
 3) That Affair at the Cedars  1921
 4) Q.E.D. (UK Title: The Puzzle [1923])  1922
 5) The Sinister Mark  1923
 6) The Key  1924
 7) Poison  1926
 8) Alias Dr. Ely  1927
 9) The Darkest Spot  1928
10) Dead Men's Shoes  1929
11) They Tell No Tales  1930
12) The Last Shot  1931
13) Set a Thief (UK Title: To Catch a Thief [1932])  1931
14) The Glass Knife  1932
15) The Scrimshaw Millions  1932
16) Counterfeit (UK Title: The Counterfeit Bill [1934])  1933
17) Hell Gate Tides  1933
18) The Second Bullet (UK Title: The Second Shot [1935])  1934
19) Dead Storage (UK Title: The Death Weed [1935])  1935
20) Sudden Death (UK Title: Red-Handed [1935])  1935
21) Dark of the Moon (UK Title: Death in the Gorge [1937])  1936
22) Dead End Street (UK Title: Murder in the Mirror [1936])  1936
23) Last Trump  1937
24) A Man's Enemies (UK Title: This Man's Doom [1938])  1937
25) Ransom Racket  1938
26) That Strange Sylvester Affair  1938
27) Lightning Strikes Twice  1939
28) Stark Murder  1939
29) Guilty!  1940
30) X Marks the Spot  1940
31) Hallowe'en Homicide  1941
32) Persons Unknown  1941
33) Murder Is Out  1942
34) Murder on Location  1942
35) Accessory After the Fact  1943
36) Hanging's Too Good  1943
37) A Plain Case of Murder  1944
38) Five Bullets  1944
39) Accident, Manslaughter or Murder?  1945
40) A Hair's Breadth  1946
41) The Jaws of Death  1946
42) Murder Stalks the Circle  1947
43) Out, Brief Candle!  1948
44) Pig in a Poke (UK Title: A Clue for Clancy [1950])  1948
45) Evil Root  1949
46) Within the Vault (UK Title: Death Within the Vault [1951])  1950
47) Too Long Endured  1950
48) Do Not Disturb (UK Title: Clancy's Secret Mission [1952])  1951
49) Guilt Edged (UK Title: Guilt-Edged Murder [1953])  1951
50) Blood on the Knight  1952
51) The Prisoner Pleads Not Guilty  1953
52) Dead Reckoning (UK Title: Murder on the Pacific [1955])  1954
53) No Holiday for Death  1954
54) Who Benefits? (UK Title: Fatal Alibi [1956])  1955
55) Guilt Is Where You Find It  1957
56) Still No Answer (UK Title: Web of Hate [1959])  1958
57) Two Ways to Die  1959
58) Dead on Arrival  1960
59) And One Cried Murder  1961
60) Dusty Death (UK Title: Death Walks in Shadow [1966])  1966
 Other Novels
 1) Doctor S.O.S.  1925

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