Hartley Howard
1908-1979
Pseudonym: Harry Carmichael
 

Pseudonym of Leopold Horace Ognall. He was born in Montreal, Canada. He worked as a journalist before becoming a writer. He died in England. He is the creator of:
1. 'Glenn Bowman', a private eye in New York City.
2. 'John Piper', an insurance investigator (under the pseudonym 'Harry Carmichael').
3. 'John Piper and Quinn', an insurance investigator and a crime reporter (under the pseudonym 'Harry Carmichael').
4. 'Quinn', a crime reporter (under the pseudonym 'Harry Carmichael').
5. 'Philip Scott', an agent with British intelligence.
 

Titles and year of publication:  

'Glenn Bowman' Novels
 1) The Last Appointment  1951
 2) The Last Deception  1951
 3) Death of Cecilia  1952
 4) The Last Vanity  1952
 5) Bowman Strikes Again  1953
 6) The Other Side of the Door  1953
 7) Bowman at a Venture  1954
 8) Bowman on Broadway  1954
 9) No Target for Bowman  1955
10) Sleep for the Wicked  1955
11) The Bowman Touch  1956
12) A Hearse for Cinderella  1956
13) Key to the Morgue  1957
14) The Long Night  1957
15) The Big Snatch  1958
16) Sleep, My Pretty One  1958
17) The Armitage Secret  1959
18) Deadline  1959
19) Extortion  1960
20) Fall Guy  1960
21) I'm No Hero  1961
22) Time Bomb  1961
23) Count-Down  1962
24) Portrait of a Beautiful Harlot  1966
25) Routine Investigation  1967
26) The Secret of Simon Cornell  1969
27) City on My Shoulder  1970
28) Room 37  1970
29) Million Dollar Snapshot  1971
30) Murder One  1971
31) Epitaph for Joanna  1972
32) Nice Day for a Funeral  1972
33) Highway to Murder  1973
34) Dead Drunk  1974
35) Treble Cross  1975
36) Payoff  1976
37) One-Way Ticket  1978
38) The Sealed Envelope  1979
'John Piper' Novels
 1) The Vanishing Trick  1952
 2) School for Murder  1953
 3) Death Counts Three (US Title: The Screaming Rabbit [1955])  1954
 4) Emergency Exit  1957
'John Piper and Quinn' Novels
 1) Death Leaves a Diary  1952
 2) Deadly Night-Cap  1953
 3) Why Kill Johnny?  1954
 4) Money for Murder  1955
 5) Noose for a Lady  1955
 6) The Dead of Night  1956
 7) Justice Enough  1956
 8) Put Out That Star (US Title: Into Thin Air [1958])  1957
 9) James Knowland: Deceased  1958
10) ... Or Be He Dead  1959
11) Stranglehold (US Title: Marked Man [1959])  1959
12) Requiem for Charles (US Title: The Late Unlamented [1961])  1960
13) The Seeds of Hate  1960
14) Alibi  1961
15) The Link  1962
16) Of Unsound Mind  1962
17) Vendetta  1963
18) Flashback  1964
19) Safe Secret  1964
20) Post Mortem  1965
21) Suicide Clause  1966
22) Murder by Proxy  1967
23) Most Deadly Hate  1971
24) The Quiet Woman  1971
25) Naked to the Grave  1972
26) Candles for the Dead  1973
27) Too Late for Tears  1973
28) The Motive  1974
29) False Evidence  1976
30) A Grave for Two  1977
31) Life Cycle  1978
'Quinn' Novels
 1) A Slightly Bitter Taste  1968
 2) Death Trap  1970
 3) Remote Control  1970
'Philip Scott' Novels
 1) Department K. (US Title: Assignment K. [1968])  1964
 2) The Eye of the Hurricane  1968
Other Novels
 1) Double Finesse  1962
 2) The Stretton Case  1963
 3) Out of the Fire  1965
 4) Counterfeit  1966
As 'Harry Carmichael'
 1) A Question of Time  1958
 2) Confession  1961
 3) The Condemned  1967

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