Henry Kane
1908/1918-1988?
Pseudonyms: Anthony McCall, Kenneth R. McKay, Ellery Queen (house name) and Mario J. Sagola
 

Henry Kane was born in New York. He also wrote under the pseudonyms 'Anthony McCall', 'Kenneth R. McKay', and 'Mario J. Sagola'. He is the creator of:
1. 'Peter Chambers', a private eye in New York City.
2. 'McGregor', an ex-cop turned private eye in New York City.

 

Titles and year of publication:  

'Peter Chambers' Novels
 1) A Halo for Nobody (Also published as: Martinis and Murder [1956])  1947
 2) Armchair in Hell  1948
 3) Report for a Corpse (Also published as: Murder of the Park Avenue Playgirl [1957]) (short stories)  1948
 4) Hang by Your Neck  1949
 5) A Corpse for Christmas (Also published as: The Deadly Doll [1959]; and as: Homicide at Yuletide [1966])  1951
 6) Until You Are Dead  1951
 7) My Business Is Murder (novelets)  1954
 8) The Case of the Murdered Madame (UK Title: Triple Terror [1958]) (short stories)  1955
 9) Too French and Too Deadly (UK Title: The Narrowing Lust [1956])  1955
10) Trilogy in Jeopardy (novelets)  1955
11) Trinity in Violence (short stories)  1955
12) Who Killed Sweet Sue? (UK Title: Sweet Charlie [1957])  1956
13) Death on the Double (novelets)  1957
14) The Name Is Chambers (short stories)  1957
15) Fistful of Death (UK Title: The Dangling Man [1959])  1958
16) Death Is the Last Lover (UK Title: Nirvana Can Also Mean Death [1959])  1959
17) Dead in Bed  1961
18) Death of a Flack  1961
19) Death of a Hooker  1961
20) Death of a Dastard  1962
21) Kisses of Death (UK Title: Killer's Kiss [1962])  1962
22) Never Give a Millionaire an Even Break (UK Title: Murder for the Millions [1964])  1963
23) Nobody Loves a Loser (Also published as: Who Dies There? [1969])  1963
24) Snatch an Eye  1963
25) Unholy Trio (UK Title: The Devil to Pay [1966]) (Also published as: Better Wed Than Dead [1970])  1966
26) Don't Call Me Madame  1969
27) The Schack Job  1969
28) The Bomb Job  1970
29) Don't Go Away Dead  1970
30) Kiss! Kiss! Kill! Kill! (novelets)  1970
31) The Glow Job  1971
32) The Tail Job  1971
33) Come Kill with Me  1972
34) The Escort Job  1972
35) Kill for the Millions  1972
'McGregor' Novels
 1) The Midnight Man (UK Title: Other Sins Only Speak [1965])  1965
 2) Conceal and Disguise  1966
 3) Laughter in the Alehouse  1968
Other Novels
 1) Edge of Panic  1950
 2) Laughter Came Screaming (Also published as: A Mask for Murder [1957])  1953
 3) The Deadly Finger (UK Title: The Finger [1957])  1957
 4) Death for Sale (Also published as: Sleep Without Dreams [1970])  1957
 5) Loose End  1959
 6) Private Eyeful  1959
 7) Peter Gunn  1960
 8) Run for Doom  1960
 9) The Crumpled Cup  1961
10) My Darlin' Evangeline (UK Title: The Perfect Crime [1961])  1961
11) Dirtie Girtie (Also published as: To Die or Not to Die [1974])  1963
12) Don't Just Die There  1963
13) Frenzy of Evil  1963
14) Two Must Die (UK Title: Prey by Dawn [1965])  1963
15) The Moonlighter  1971
16) The Virility Factor  1972
17) Decision  1973
18) The Violator  1974
19) The Avenger  1975
20) Lust of Power  1975
21) The Tripoli Documents  1976
22) The Little Red Phone  1982
As 'Anthony McCall'
 1) Operation Delta  1966
 2) Holocaust  1967
As 'Kenneth R. McKay'
 1) Shadow of the Knife  1978
 2) Indecent Relations  1982
As 'Ellery Queen' (house name)
 1) Kill As Directed  1963
As 'Mario J. Sagola'
 1) The Manacle  1978
 2) The Naked Bishop  1980

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