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Carter Brown

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

August 01, 1923

Died

May 05, 1985

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction

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Carter Brown was the pseudonym of Alan Geoffrey Yates (1923-1985), who was born in London and educated in Essex.

He married Denise Mackellar and worked as a sound engineer for Gaumont-British films before moving to Australia and taking up work in public relations.

In 1953 he became a full-time writer and produced nearly 200 novels between then and his retirement in 1981.

He also wrote as Tex Conrad and Caroline Farr.

His series heroes were Larry Baker, Danny Boyd, Paul Donavan, Rick Holman, Andy Kane, Randy Roberts, Mavis Siedlitz and Al Wheeler.

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Average rating: 3.11 · 1,778 ratings · 312 reviews · 600 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Wench is Wicked / Blonde Verdict / Delilah Was Deadly: Al Wheeler #1 by Carter Brown, Chris Yates (Introduction) 4.02 avg rating — 45 ratings	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 Corpse 3.54 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1958 — 23 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 Body (Al Wheeler #4) 3.18 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1957 — 22 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 Bombshell 3.09 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1957 — 18 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 Blonde 2.96 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1955 — 28 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
	So, What Killed the Vampire? 3.28 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1966 — 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
	The Hellcat 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1962 — 15 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
	Walk Softly, Witch liked it 3.00 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1959 — 23 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
	A Corpse for Christmas 2.72 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1965 — 16 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
	Desired 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1960 — 17 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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Al Wheeler (52 books)
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3.06 avg rating — 659 ratings

Rick Holman (35 books)
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3.02 avg rating — 299 ratings

Danny Boyd (28 books)
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3.02 avg rating — 278 ratings

Mavis Seidlitz (13 books)
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3.37 avg rating — 83 ratings

Larry Baker (6 books)
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2.90 avg rating — 87 ratings

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“I did a double take. “I was there,” I said. “No shot, no knife, no nothing. What killed him? There wasn’t even Nelson Eddy on television.”
― Carter Brown, The Wench is Wicked / Blonde Verdict / Delilah Was Deadly: Al Wheeler #1

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“Any man who calls my car a heap might as well call my wife a bitch-if I had one.”
― Carter Brown, Murder in the Family Way

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“looked at him—it was his pitch now.”
― Carter Brown, The Wench is Wicked / Blonde Verdict / Delilah Was Deadly: Al Wheeler #1

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