Stewart Sterling (1895-1976) was the pseudonym of Prentice Winchell, who also wrote under the names of Spencer Dean and Jay de Bekker. Winchell was born in Illinois and worked as a journalist. He preferred to write about non-typical investigative bodies; such as the Fire Brigade, for instance.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Gil Vine Hotel Detective Mystery
Dead Wrong (1947)
Dead Sure (1949)
aka The Affair of the California Cutie
Dead of Night (1950)
Alibi Baby (1955)
The Hotel Murders (1956)
aka Dead Right
Dead to the World (1958)
aka The Blonde in Suite 14
The Body in the Bed (1959)
Dead Certain (1960)
Dead Wrong (1947)
Dead Sure (1949)
aka The Affair of the California Cutie
Dead of Night (1950)
Alibi Baby (1955)
The Hotel Murders (1956)
aka Dead Right
Dead to the World (1958)
aka The Blonde in Suite 14
The Body in the Bed (1959)
Dead Certain (1960)
Novels
Five Alarm Funeral (1942)
Down Among the Dead Men (1943)
Where There's Smoke (1946)
Alarm In The Night (1949)
Nightmare at Noon (1951)
Saratoga Mantrap (1951) (as by Dexter St Clair)
The Big Ear (1953)
The Frightened Fingers (1954) (as by Spencer Dean)
Gutter Gang (1954) (as by Jay de Bekker)
The Scent of Fear (1954) (as by Spencer Dean)
aka The Smell of Fear
Blaze Battlers (1955)
Keyhole Peeper (1955) (as by Jay de Bekker)
The Hinges of Hell (1956)
Marked Down For Murder (1956) (as by Spencer Dean)
Candle for a Corpse (1957)
aka Too Hot to Kill
Murder on Delivery (1957) (as by Spencer Dean)
Deadly is the Diamond (1958) (as by Spencer Dean)
Dishonor Among Thieves (1958) (as by Spencer Dean)
Fire on Fear Street (1958)
Fifty Fathom Klondike (1959)
The Merchant of Murder (1959) (as by Spencer Dean)
Price Tag for Murder (1959) (as by Spencer Dean)
Dying Room Only (1960)
Murder After a Fashion (1960) (as by Spencer Dean)
Credit for a Murder (1961) (as by Spencer Dean)
I Was a House Detective (1961)
Too Hot to Handle (1961)
The Lady's Not for Living (1963) (as by Dexter St Clair)
Down Among the Dead Men (1943)
Where There's Smoke (1946)
Alarm In The Night (1949)
Nightmare at Noon (1951)
Saratoga Mantrap (1951) (as by Dexter St Clair)
The Big Ear (1953)
The Frightened Fingers (1954) (as by Spencer Dean)
Gutter Gang (1954) (as by Jay de Bekker)
The Scent of Fear (1954) (as by Spencer Dean)
aka The Smell of Fear
Blaze Battlers (1955)
Keyhole Peeper (1955) (as by Jay de Bekker)
The Hinges of Hell (1956)
Marked Down For Murder (1956) (as by Spencer Dean)
Candle for a Corpse (1957)
aka Too Hot to Kill
Murder on Delivery (1957) (as by Spencer Dean)
Deadly is the Diamond (1958) (as by Spencer Dean)
Dishonor Among Thieves (1958) (as by Spencer Dean)
Fire on Fear Street (1958)
Fifty Fathom Klondike (1959)
The Merchant of Murder (1959) (as by Spencer Dean)
Price Tag for Murder (1959) (as by Spencer Dean)
Dying Room Only (1960)
Murder After a Fashion (1960) (as by Spencer Dean)
Credit for a Murder (1961) (as by Spencer Dean)
I Was a House Detective (1961)
Too Hot to Handle (1961)
The Lady's Not for Living (1963) (as by Dexter St Clair)
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