Dennis Wheatley





Dennis Wheatley

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born
January 08, 1897 in South London, The United Kingdom

died
November 10, 1977

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Dennis Yates Wheatley (8 January 1897 – 10 November 1977) was an English author. His prolific output of stylish thrillers and occult novels made him one of the world's best-selling authors in the 1950s and 1960s.

His first book, Three Inquisitive People, was not immediately published; but his first published novel, The Forbidden Territory, was an immediate success when published in 1933, being reprinted seven times in seven weeks.

He wrote adventure stories, with many books in a series of linked works. His plots covered the French Revolution (Roger Brook Series), Satanism (Duc de Richleau), World War II (Gregory Sallust) and espionage (Julian Day).

In the thirties, he conceived a series of whodunit mysteries, presented as case files, with test...more


Average rating: 3.60 · 1,877 ratings · 113 reviews · 100 distinct works
The Devil Rides Out (Duke d...
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 273 ratings — published 1934 — 16 editions
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To the Devil a Daughter (Mo...
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1953 — 3 editions
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The Haunting of Toby Jugg (...
3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1948 — 8 editions
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The Satanist (Molly Fountai...
3.28 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1960 — 8 editions
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The Ka of Gifford Hillary (...
3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1956 — 6 editions
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Strange Conflict (Duke de R...
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1941 — 7 editions
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They Used Dark Forces (Greg...
3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1964 — 8 editions
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Gateway to Hell (Duke de Ri...
3.37 of 5 stars 3.37 avg rating — 51 ratings7 editions
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The Forbidden Territory (Du...
3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1933 — 7 editions
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The Launching of Roger Broo...
3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1947 — 7 editions
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More books by Dennis Wheatley…
The Devil Rides Out (Duke d... Strange Conflict (Duke de R... The Haunting of Toby Jugg To the Devil a Daughter (Mo... The Ka of Gifford Hillary The Satanist
Black Magic (12 books)
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3.600407747196738 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 981 ratings
The Prisoner in the Mask Vendetta in Spain The Second Seal Three Inquisitive People The Forbidden Territory The Devil Rides Out (Duke d... The Golden Spaniard
Duke de Richleau (11 books)
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3.6898496240601504 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 532 ratings
To the Devil a Daughter (Mo... The Satanist
Molly Fountain (2 books)
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3.5083333333333333 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 240 ratings
The Launching of Roger Brook The Shadow of Tyburn Tree The Rising Storm The Man Who Killed the King The Dark Secret of Josephine The Rape of Venice The Sultan's Daughter
Roger Brook (12 books)
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3.5126050420168067 of 5 stars 3.51 avg rating — 238 ratings
Contraband The Scarlet Impostor Faked Passports The Black Baroness V For Vengeance Come Into My Parlour Traitors' Gate
Gregory Sallust (11 books)
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3.5879396984924625 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 199 ratings
More series by Dennis Wheatley…
“...age-old evil, tireless and vigilant, cloaked from the masses by modern skepticism, yet still a potent force stalking the dark ways of the night.”
Dennis Wheatley, The Devil Rides Out (Duke de Richleau, #6)

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Vote for the August group read in the 1900-1940 category.

 
  14 votes, 45.2%

 
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Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 by Michael Capuzzo (2002 - non-fiction concerned directly with the period 1900-1940)
 
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