Carolyn Wells
1862-1942
Pseudonym: Rowland Wright
 

Carolyn Wells was born in Rahway, New Jersey. She was an author and editor. She also wrote parodies, humorous verse and children's books. She is the creator of:
1. 'Kenneth Carlisle', a silent movie star turned private investigator in Manhattan, New York.
2. 'Alan Ford', an upper-class gentleman and wealthy private investigator in New York City.
3. 'Lorimer Lane', a private detective in New York City.
4. 'Fleming Stone', a private detective based in New York City.
5. 'Pennington "Penny" Wise', an occult detective and con artist.
 

Titles and year of publication:  

'Kenneth Carlisle' Novels
 1) Sleeping Dogs  1929
 2) The Doorstep Murders  1930
 3) The Skeleton at the Feast  1931
'Alan Ford' Novels
 1) The Bride of a Moment  1916
 2) Faulkner's Folly  1917
'Lorimer Lane' Novels
 1) More Lives Than One  1923
 2) The Fourteenth Key  1924
'Fleming Stone' Novels
 1) The Clue  1909
 2) The Gold Bag  1911
 3) A Chain of Evidence  1912
 4) The Maxwell Mystery  1913
 5) Anybody But Anne  1914
 6) The White Alley  1915
 7) The Curved Blades  1916
 8) The Mark of Cain  1917
 9) Vicky Van (Also published as: The Elusive Vicky Van [1934])  1918
10) The Diamond Pin  1919
11) Raspberry Jam  1920
12) The Mystery of the Sycamore  1921
13) The Mystery Girl  1922
14) Feathers Left Around  1923
15) Spooky Hollow  1923
16) The Furthest Fury  1924
17) Prillilgirl  1924
18) Anything But the Truth  1925
19) The Daughter of the House  1925
20) The Bronze Hand  1926
21) The Red-Haired Girl  1926
22) All at Sea  1927
23) Where's Emily  1927
24) The Crime in the Crypt  1928
25) The Tannahill Tangle  1928
26) The Tapestry Room Murder  1929
27) Triple Murder  1929
28) The Doomed Five  1930
29) The Ghosts' High Noon  1930
30) Horror House  1931
31) The Umbrella Murder  1931
32) Fuller's Earth  1932
33) The Roll-Top Desk Mystery  1932
34) The Broken O  1933
35) The Clue of the Eyelash  1933
36) The Master Murderer  1933
37) Eyes in the Wall  1934
38) The Visiting Villain  1934
39) The Beautiful Derelict  1935
40) For Goodness' Sake  1935
41) The Wooden Indian  1935
42) The Huddle  1936
43) In the Tiger's Cage  1936
44) Money Musk  1936
45) Murder in the Bookshop  1936
46) The Mystery of the Tarn  1937
47) The Radio Studio Murder  1937
48) Gilt-Edged Guilt  1938
49) The Killer  1938
50) The Missing Link  1938
51) Calling All Suspects  1939
52) Crime Tears On  1939
53) The Importance of Being Murdered  1939
54) Crime Incarnate  1940
55) Devil's Work  1940
56) Murder on Parade  1940
57) Murder Plus  1940
58) The Black Night Murders  1941
59) Murder at the Casino  1941
60) Murder Will In  1942
61) Who Killed Caldwell?  1942
'Pennington "Penny" Wise' Novels
 1) The Room with the Tassels  1918
 2) The Man Who Fell Through the Earth  1919
 3) In the Onyx Lobby  1920
 4) The Come-Back  1921
 5) The Luminous Face  1921
 6) The Vanishing of Betty Varian  1922
 7) The Affair at Flower Acres  1923
 8) Wheels Within Wheels  1923
Other Novels
 1) The Moss Mystery  1924
 2) Face Cards  1925
 3) The Vanity Case  1926
 4) The Sixth Commandment  1927
 5) Deep-Lake Mystery  1928
As 'Rowland Wright'
 1) The Disappearance of Kimball Webb  1920

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