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Brett Halliday
Writing
Born July 31, 1904 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died February 4, 1977
Also known as Hal Debrett · Davis Dresser · Asa Baker
Biography
Brett Halliday (July 31, 1904 – February 4, 1977), primary pen name of Davis Dresser, was an American mystery writer, best known for the long-lived series of Michael Shayne novels he wrote, and later commissioned others to write. Dresser wrote non-series mysteries, westerns and romances under the names Asa Baker, Matthew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Peter Field, and Anderson Wayne. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Awards & recognition
- Edgar Awards · 1952
