Jonathan Latimer
(Jonathan Wyatt Latimer)
(1906 - 1983)aka Peter Coffin
Jonathan Latimer was born in Chicago on 23rd October 1906. His main series character was the private investigator Bill Crane. An important character in the development of the hard boiled genre. A notable title is Solomon's Vineyard, the controversy over the content saw the US publication delayed by nine years.
The author later concentrated on screen plays and also worked for five years on the Perry Mason television series.
The author later concentrated on screen plays and also worked for five years on the Perry Mason television series.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Bill Crane
Murder in the Madhouse (1935)
aka The Westland Case
The Lady in the Morgue (1935)
Headed for a Hearse (1936)
The Dead Don't Care (1938)
Red Gardenias (1939)
aka Some Dames Are Deadly
Murder in the Madhouse (1935)
aka The Westland Case
The Lady in the Morgue (1935)
Headed for a Hearse (1936)
The Dead Don't Care (1938)
Red Gardenias (1939)
aka Some Dames Are Deadly
Novels
The Search for My Great-Uncle's Head (1937) (as by Peter Coffin)
Dark Memory (1940)
Solomon's Vineyard (1941)
aka The Fifth Grave
Sinners and Shrouds (1955)
Black Is the Fashion for Dying (1959)
aka The Mink-Lined Coffin
Dark Memory (1940)
Solomon's Vineyard (1941)
aka The Fifth Grave
Sinners and Shrouds (1955)
Black Is the Fashion for Dying (1959)
aka The Mink-Lined Coffin
Books containing stories by Jonathan Latimer
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