Harry Whittington (February 4, 1915 – June 11, 1989) was an American mystery novelist and one of the pioneers 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, hardboiled, 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 (1958-1962). His reputation as 'The King of the Pulps' is shared with author H. Bedford-Jones. Eight of Whittington's hardboiled noir novels were republished by Stark House Press.

Pseudonyms

Whittington was published both under his own name, and with several pseudonyms:

Novels

as Harry Whittington

Omnibus Collections

as Ashleigh Carter

Blackoaks Series Falconhurst Series

as Whit Harrison

as Harriet Kathryn Myers

as Blaine Stevens

as John Dexter

(John Dexter was a pen name used by many authors. These novels are believed to be written by Harry Whittington)

as Kel Holland

as Clay Stuart

as Hallam Whitney

as J.X. Williams

as Harry White

as Curt Colman

as Tabor Evans

(Tabor Evans was a pen name used by many authors who wrote the "Longarm" western series of books. These novels are known to be written by Harry Whittington)

Film Adaptations

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