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Harry Whittington
(Harry Benjamin Whittington)
(1915 - 1989)aka Ashley Carter, Whit Harrison
He also wrote under the names Ashley Carter, Harriet Kathryn Myers, and Blaine Stevens, Curt Colman, John Dexter, Tabor Evans, Whit Harrison, Kel Holland, Suzanne Stephens, Clay Stuart, Hondo Wells, Harry White, Hallam Whitney, Henri Whittier, J.X. Williams.
Harry Whittington (February 4, 1915June 11, 1989) was an American mystery novelist and one of the original founders of the paperback novel. Born in Ocala, Florida, he worked in government jobs before becoming a writer.
His reputation as a prolific writer of pulp fiction novels is supported by his writing of 85 novels in a span of twelve years (as many as seven in a single month) mostly in the crime, suspense, and noir fiction genres. In total, he published over 200 novels. Seven of his writings were produced for the screen, including the television series Lawman. His reputation for being known as 'The King of the Pulps' is shared with author H. Bedford-Jones. Only seven of Whittington's novels are in print today.
Harry Whittington (February 4, 1915June 11, 1989) was an American mystery novelist and one of the original founders of the paperback novel. Born in Ocala, Florida, he worked in government jobs before becoming a writer.
His reputation as a prolific writer of pulp fiction novels is supported by his writing of 85 novels in a span of twelve years (as many as seven in a single month) mostly in the crime, suspense, and noir fiction genres. In total, he published over 200 novels. Seven of his writings were produced for the screen, including the television series Lawman. His reputation for being known as 'The King of the Pulps' is shared with author H. Bedford-Jones. Only seven of Whittington's novels are in print today.
Genres: Western, Historical Romance, Mystery, Thriller
Series
Blackoaks (as by Ashley Carter)
1. Master of Blackoaks (1977)
2. Secret of Blackoaks (1980)
3. Heritage of Blackoaks (1981)
4. A Farewell to Blackoaks (1984)
1. Master of Blackoaks (1977)
2. Secret of Blackoaks (1980)
3. Heritage of Blackoaks (1981)
4. A Farewell to Blackoaks (1984)
Novels
Slay Ride for a Lady (1950)
The Brass Monkey (1951)
Call Me Killer (1951)
Fires That Destroy (1951)
Married to Murder (1951)
Murder Is My Mistress (1951)
Swamp Kill (1951) (as by Whit Harrison)
Body and Passion (1952) (as by Whit Harrison)
aka Dear Deadly Past
Drawn to Evil (1952)
Forever Evil (1952)
Girl on Parole (1952) (as by Whit Harrison)
Mourn the Hangman (1952)
Satan's Widow (1952)
Savage Love (1952) (as by Whit Harrison)
Violent Night (1952) (as by Whit Harrison)
aka Rogue Cop
The Lady Was a Tramp (1953)
aka Murder at Midnight
So Dead My Love (1953)
aka Let's Count Our Dead
Love Cult (1954)
Sinners Club (1954)
aka Teen-Age Jungle
You'll Die Next! (1954)
The Naked Jungle (1955)
Saddle the Storm (1955)
Desire in the Dust (1956)
Forgive Me Killer (1956)
aka Brute in Brass
The Humming Box (1956)
aka A Package of Murder
Saturday Night Town (1956)
A Woman on the Place (1956)
Across That River (1957)
Man in the Shadow (1957)
One Deadly Dawn (1957)
Play for Keeps (1957)
Temptations of Valerie (1957)
Trouble Rides Tall (1958)
Web of Murder (1958)
Halfway to Hell (1959)
A Moment to Prey (1959)
aka Backwoods Tramp
Shack Road Girl (1959)
Strange Bargain (1959)
Strangers on Friday (1959)
A Ticket to Hell (1959)
Connolly's Woman (1960)
The Devil Wears Wings (1960)
Die, Lover (1960)
aka Vengeful Sinner
Guerilla Girls (1960)
A Night for Screaming (1960)
Rebel Woman (1960)
Strip the Town Naked (1960) (as by Whit Harrison)
Vengeance Is the Spur (1960)
Desert Stake-Out (1961)
God's Back Was Turned (1961)
Journey Into Violence (1961)
A Trap for Sam Dodge (1961)
A Woman Possessed (1961) (as by Whit Harrison)
The Young Nurses (1961)
69 Babylon Park (1962)
A Haven for the Damned (1962)
Wild Sky (1962)
Cora Is a Nympho (1963)
Don't Speak to Strange Girls (1963)
Drygulch Town (1963)
Cross the Red Creek (1964)
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Hangrope Town (1964)
Valley of Savage Men (1965)
Wild Lonesome (1965)
Doomsday Mission (1967)
Burden's Mission (1968)
Charro (1969)
High Fury (1970)
Panama (1978) (as by Ashley Carter)
Rampage (1978)
Against All Gods (1982) (as by Ashley Carter)
The Outlanders (1983) (as by Ashley Carter)
Embrace the Wind (1984) (as by Ashley Carter)
A Darkling Moon (1985) (as by Ashley Carter)
Heat of Night (2012)
The Brass Monkey (1951)
Call Me Killer (1951)
Fires That Destroy (1951)
Married to Murder (1951)
Murder Is My Mistress (1951)
Swamp Kill (1951) (as by Whit Harrison)
Body and Passion (1952) (as by Whit Harrison)
aka Dear Deadly Past
Drawn to Evil (1952)
Forever Evil (1952)
Girl on Parole (1952) (as by Whit Harrison)
Mourn the Hangman (1952)
Satan's Widow (1952)
Savage Love (1952) (as by Whit Harrison)
Violent Night (1952) (as by Whit Harrison)
aka Rogue Cop
The Lady Was a Tramp (1953)
aka Murder at Midnight
So Dead My Love (1953)
aka Let's Count Our Dead
Love Cult (1954)
Sinners Club (1954)
aka Teen-Age Jungle
You'll Die Next! (1954)
The Naked Jungle (1955)
Saddle the Storm (1955)
Desire in the Dust (1956)
Forgive Me Killer (1956)
aka Brute in Brass
The Humming Box (1956)
aka A Package of Murder
Saturday Night Town (1956)
A Woman on the Place (1956)
Across That River (1957)
Man in the Shadow (1957)
One Deadly Dawn (1957)
Play for Keeps (1957)
Temptations of Valerie (1957)
Trouble Rides Tall (1958)
Web of Murder (1958)
Halfway to Hell (1959)
A Moment to Prey (1959)
aka Backwoods Tramp
Shack Road Girl (1959)
Strange Bargain (1959)
Strangers on Friday (1959)
A Ticket to Hell (1959)
Connolly's Woman (1960)
The Devil Wears Wings (1960)
Die, Lover (1960)
aka Vengeful Sinner
Guerilla Girls (1960)
A Night for Screaming (1960)
Rebel Woman (1960)
Strip the Town Naked (1960) (as by Whit Harrison)
Vengeance Is the Spur (1960)
Desert Stake-Out (1961)
God's Back Was Turned (1961)
Journey Into Violence (1961)
A Trap for Sam Dodge (1961)
A Woman Possessed (1961) (as by Whit Harrison)
The Young Nurses (1961)
69 Babylon Park (1962)
A Haven for the Damned (1962)
Wild Sky (1962)
Cora Is a Nympho (1963)
Don't Speak to Strange Girls (1963)
Drygulch Town (1963)
Cross the Red Creek (1964)
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Hangrope Town (1964)
Valley of Savage Men (1965)
Wild Lonesome (1965)
Doomsday Mission (1967)
Burden's Mission (1968)
Charro (1969)
High Fury (1970)
Panama (1978) (as by Ashley Carter)
Rampage (1978)
Against All Gods (1982) (as by Ashley Carter)
The Outlanders (1983) (as by Ashley Carter)
Embrace the Wind (1984) (as by Ashley Carter)
A Darkling Moon (1985) (as by Ashley Carter)
Heat of Night (2012)
Collections
Series contributed to
Falconhurst
9. Taproots of Falconhurst (1979) (as by Ashley Carter)
10. Scandal of Falconhurst (1980) (as by Ashley Carter)
11. Rogue of Falconhurst (1983) (as by Ashley Carter)
12. Road to Falconhurst (1983) (as by Ashley Carter) (with Lance Horner)
13. Miz Lucretia of Falconhurst (1985) (as by Ashley Carter)
14. Mandingo Master (1986) (as by Ashley Carter)
aka Mandingo Mansa
15. Falconhurst Fugitive (1988) (as by Ashley Carter)
9. Taproots of Falconhurst (1979) (as by Ashley Carter)
10. Scandal of Falconhurst (1980) (as by Ashley Carter)
11. Rogue of Falconhurst (1983) (as by Ashley Carter)
12. Road to Falconhurst (1983) (as by Ashley Carter) (with Lance Horner)
13. Miz Lucretia of Falconhurst (1985) (as by Ashley Carter)
14. Mandingo Master (1986) (as by Ashley Carter)
aka Mandingo Mansa
15. Falconhurst Fugitive (1988) (as by Ashley Carter)
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Harry Whittington
The Second Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction (1988)
(Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction, book 2)
edited by
Ed Gorman
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