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Dan J. Marlowe

Born

in Lowell, Massachusetts, The United States

July 10, 1914

Died

July 22, 1986

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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aka Albert Avellano, Jaime Sandaval, Gar Wilson (house name)

Dan J. Marlowe was a middle-aged businessman who, in the personal turmoil after the death of his wife of many years, decided to abandon his old life. He started writing, and his first novel was published when he was 45.

Marlowe's most famous book and his best-known character arrived from Fawcett Gold Medal Books in 1962 ("The Name of the Game Is Death"). ...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 2,105 ratings · 366 reviews · 88 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Name of the Game Is Death (Drake, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 1,022 ratings — published 1962 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Endless Hour (Drake, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 1969 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vengeance Man 3.79 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1966 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Operation Fireball (Drake, #3) by Dan J. Marlowe, Robert McGinnis (Illustrator) 3.44 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1969 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Never Live Twice 3.59 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1964 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strongarm 3.66 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four for the Money 3.65 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1966 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Operation Flashpoint (Drake, #4) by Dan J. Marlowe, Robert McGinnis (Illustrator) 3.36 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1970 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Name of the Game is Death / One Endless Hour by Dan J. Marlowe, Charles Kelly (Introduction) 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Operation Breakthrough (Drake, #5) 3.60 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1971 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“It was lonely in that damn motel room. When I’m on the road, I usually have a dog with me. Animals I like. People I learned a long time ago to do without.”
― Dan J. Marlowe, The Name of the Game Is Death

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“On the way home my father said tiredly he hoped some day I'd realize it was necessary to live with people. I didn't understand him. He said a lot of other things that made me feel sorry for him, because he just couldn't stand up to a situation.”
― Dan J. Marlowe, The Name of the Game Is Death

tags: asocial, father, hope, hoped, integrity, live, necessary, people, realize, solitude, sorry, stand-up, stand-up-for-yourself, tiredly, understand

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“and grinned at her recurrent blush. He did an exuberant little time-step waiting for the elevator. The previous few moments had shown”
― Dan J. Marlowe, Backfire

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