 Richard Jessup was born in Savannah, Georgia. He was an author and screenwriter. He also wrote western novels. His novel The Cincinnati Kid (1963) was made into a movie starring Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Ann Margaret and Tuesday Weld. He is the creator of 'Montgomery Nash', an agent in the European section of the Department of Counter Intelligence (under the pseudonym 'Richard Telfair'). |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Montgomery Nash' Novels (as 'Richard Telfair') | |
| 1) The Bloody Medallion | 1959 |
| 2) The Corpse That Talked | 1959 |
| 3) Scream Bloody Murder | 1960 |
| 4) Good Luck, Sucker | 1961 |
| 5) The Slavers | 1961 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Cunning and the Haunted | 1954 |
| 2) A Rage to Die | 1955 |
| 3) Cry Passion | 1956 |
| 4) Night Boat to Paris | 1956 |
| 5) The Young Don't Cry (UK Title: The Man in Charge [1957]) | 1957 |
| 6) Lowdown | 1958 |
| 7) The Deadly Duo | 1959 |
| 8) Port Angelique | 1961 |
| 9) Wolf Cop | 1961 |
| 10) Threat | 1981 |
| As 'Richard Telfair' | |
| 1) Target for Tonight (Novelization of the "Danger Man" TV series) | 1962 |