Angel by Carter Brown

Angel

by Carter Brown

 

Police Lieutenant Al Wheeler meets a blonde tease whose good-luck charms are murder!

Grant Roberts Cover

Angel was 100% female, she was the answer to every mans dream. Beside her, even Venus took second place. One minute with Angel and Al Wheeler actually found himself enjoying the fact he had been sent to check out a routine traffic complaint. Five minutes with Angel and Al knew he was in for the right place, at the right time, with the right girl. Because in those five minutes, Wheeler had become a witness to murder.

When unorthodox cop Al Wheeler goes investigating a complaint about the dangerous skylarks of ex-Air Force heroes, the situation suddenly explodes into a baffling murder case.

Joy Ride to Death

The murder victim was the wrong man. The ex-jet flier took up the plane out of turn. And because he did, he died out of turn. All the evidence there was disintegrated in mid-air with the exploding plane. The mourners included six prime suspects: Three other ex-jet jockeys, ex-buddies of the murderer man, an airplane mechanic with a grudge, and two delectable dolls, one of whom was the intended victim's wife, the other his current "girl of the week".

Bonus Cover

Robert McGinnis Cover

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Horwitz Publications

Numbered Series #97 January 1962

International Edition Series #33 July 1963

Double Edition Series #10A 1981

New American Library

Signet Books

S2094 March 1962

D3413 1969

AE1027 September 1981

E is For................................

E is for...............................

The Exotic

by Carter Brown

Horwitz Edition

Signet Edition

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Horwitz Publications Inc.

Numbered Series #94 1961

International Edition Series #30 1963

New American Library

Signet Books

#S2009 October 1961

Ready When You Are, CB! by Alan G Yates

Ready When You Are, CB! 

by Alan G Yates

We are in the middle of  the tribute to Alan G Yates for the month of May. This time around it is his autobiography. It an important insight into the life and times of one of the world's successful novelist. This autobiography is an amusing and warm account of the road to success and the people met along the way. Mr Yates is also arguably the most witty, outrageous, and versatile of them all mystery authors. Yates has written science fiction, westerns, and even a comic or two. His mysteries have sold more than 100 million copies and have been published in fourteen languages in twenty-two countries. 

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Melbourne Macmillan

1983

Carter Brown Comic (#1)

Our continuing tribute to author Alan G Yates (1923-1985) during the month of May.

The First Issue

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Horwitz Publications, Inc

Three total issues

The Blonde by Carter Brown

We kick off the Alan G Yates Month with his best seller,

The Blonde

Lee Manning, film land Romeo, committed suicide after a Hollywood bash. Or did he? Georgia Brown, babbling blonde, could tell what really happened. But would she? Paula Reid, demon TV interviewer,m was going to spill the facts on her TV show. But could she? Before the story got a chance to sizzle the airwaves, a killer stepped in and stopped George Brown dead. So Police Lieutenant Al Wheeler plays a near fatal role in an underground production of murder. 

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Horwitz Publication, Inc

1958, 1961,1969, 1979

New American Library

1958, 1961, 1967, 1979, 1982

More Carter Brown Classics

More Carter Brown Classics

Al Wheeler Mysteries #10-12

The Unorthodox Corpse

Death On The Downbeat

The Blonde

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Originally published in separate volumes by Horwitz Publications, Inc

The Unorthodox Corpse 

Numbered Series #54 December 1957

revised for Signet Books #1950 July 1961

Death On The Downbeat

Numbered Series #57 February 1958

as The Corpse (USA) Signet Books #1606 December 1958

The Blonde

Numbered Series #67 August 1958 

as for Signet Books #1565 November 1958

Cover art by Robert McGinnis

Dutch Edition of The Hang-Up Kid

B Is For..............................................................

B Is For

Busted Wheeler

Printing History

Written by Allan G Yates (1923-1985)

Horwitz Publications

Horwitz Group Books Pty Limited

Bucks Books

Published in Hong Kong 1979

Tower Publications Inc

Belmont Tower Books

ISBN 505-51414

1979

Until Temptation Do Us Part (UK) by Carter Brown

Until Temptation Do Us Part (UK)

Al Wheeler is the toughest cop on the Los Angeles Homicide Squad. Expert in bullets and bed games. Takes his cases rough, his women fast, his liquor neat. Known to be fatal to killers. And just as tough on ladies. So who's the dame who scares Al Wheeler off? When scandal, vice and murder break loose in LA's big business set. Wheeler meets his most dangerous female, a satin sexcat  who's all too willing. And he runs. Hat Al turned chicken? Only the murderer will know for sure.

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

New English Library

Four Square Books

S2128 

April 1968

Trivia

Cover was recycled from the US  Carter Brown title None But The Lethal Heart

Men Magazine October 1962

Men Magazine October 1962

Contents

The Wild Seductress by Carter Brown

Condensed of The Hellcat

1962 by Horwitz Publications, Inc

Artwork by Gil Cohen

Printing History

Zenith Publishing Corp

Volume 11 No 10

October 1962

Long Story Magazine #5

Long Story Magazine #5

The Wanton 

By Carter Brown

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Horwitz Publications, Inc

December 1959

A World Of McGinnis: Day 12

We are moving right along on a fast moving train. This fast moving train is called A Wolrd Of McGinnis and we are on Day 12 of our journey in sampling of Robert McGinnis covers and posters. Today's stop is.......The Creative Murders by Carter Brown

A World Of McGinnis: Day 12

The Creative Murders

by Carter Brown

Printing History

written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Signet Books

T4520

February 1971

A World Of McGinnis: Day 6

Hope everyone is enjoying our journey of some of Robert McGinnis' book covers. Did you know he is best known for painting provocative pulp and detective novel covers which often depict women seductively posed in various states of undress. We are on day six and our cover for today is............. 

The Unorthodox Corpse by Carter Brown

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Signet Books

#4197

March 1970 

3 Carter Brown Classics

Al Wheeler Mysteries #7-9

No Law Against Angels

Doll For The Big House

Chorine Makes A Killing

Introduction by Jeremy Yates

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Stark House Press

March 2019

Originally published as separate volumes by Horwitz Publication, Inc 

No Law Against Angels (US title The Body): July 1957

Doll For The Big House (US title The Bombshell): August 1957

Chorine Makes A Killing: September 1957

La Rubia (The Blonde) by Carter Brown

La Rubia

Spanish title of The Blonde

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Caimen Collection

Editorial Diana (Mexico)

#146

1st Edition October 1960

2nd Edition July 1961

3rd Edition December 1963

8th Anniversary

My 8th Anniversary 

This blog was started 8 years ago today.

My quest for this year is to read all of the Al Wheeler mysteries in order. From The Wench Is Wicked (1956) to Stab In The Dark (1984). Twenty eight years of Al Wheeler, the unorthodox cop.

The Crimes So Far

Al Wheeler #1-3

Al Wheeler #4-6

Al Wheeler #7

60 Years Ago

60 Years Ago

In July of 1958 an Australian author by the name of Carter Brown arrived in the United States. He was the creation of Horwitz Publications, Alan G Yates (1923-1985) was his real name. Yates started writing for them in 1951. He was very successful and Horwitz decided to pitch him to the USA. His first novel was published by Signet imprint of New American Library in July of 1958. Here we have the very first of his books, The Body, which was a rewritten from the earlier title, No Law Against Angels, from 1957.

The Body

July 1958

Signet Books

#1527

Carter Brown Double Feature

Two Classic Al Wheeler Thrillers

Delilah Was Deadly/No Harp For My Angel

Cover by Xou Creative

Delilah Was Deadly

"Someone's throwing corpse around so fast I'd call a cop, only I'd look sort of silly if I did!"

Unorthodox L.A. cop Lieutenant Al Wheeler has just been promoted to the head of Homicide following his success cracking his last case. This time around, a social editor of a fashion magazine is discovered dead inside a safe, strangled with a pink nylon girdle, wearing his silk pajamas. It looks like this might be the work of Satanists but before long the bodies start to pile up when one of Al's colleagues gets killed.......

No Harp For My Angel

"She was sitting on a stool at the bar with an old-fashioned in front of her. It was the only old-fashioned thing about her!"

Al Wheeler is vacationing in Florida when he hits on a redhead named Julie Adams, and thus meets crime boss Johnny Lynch. Lynch has Al beat up and framed for a car theft, but fortunately the local chief of police is an old friend of Al's. He tells Al that a lot of pretty young girls have gone missing in the area, and that he thinks Lynch is involved. Wheeler is talked into going undercover to get tot eh bottom of it....

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Brio Books Pty Ltd

Carter Brown Foundation Pty

May 2018

ISBN 978 1-922057-35-8

Delilah Was Deadly 

1956 by Horwitz Publications

No Harp For My Angel

1956 by Horwitz Publications

Another Carter Brown Triple Play

Stark House Mystery Classics

 Introduction By Rick Ollerman

 Carter Brown was the literary pseudonym of Alan Geoffrey Yates (August 1923-May 1985) He was an English-born Australian writer of detective fiction. Mr Yates wrote more than 300 mysteries during his lifetime. His books, originally published by Horwitz and Signet, were set in the United States and published throughout the world. In its obituary for Yates in 1985, The New York Times noted that he had written "some 30 detective novels with American backgrounds before ever having visited the United States. He said he chose American settings because Australians preferred them."

A rumor spread at the height of his popularity that Yates was one of John F. Kennedy's favorite authors, a rumor which helped propel his sales even further in the North American market. Carter Brown's huge international success saw reportedly 120 million books in print, second only to The Bible in terms of the number of languages into which they were translated. The success of the books also spawned a comic book series, the 'Carter Brown Murder Mystery Hour' on radio, three French films, a Japanese TV series, and a French literary award for 'The most whiskies drunk in a single novel'.

Printing History

Written by Alan Geoffrey Yates (1923-1985)

Stark House Press

ISBN 781944 520441

May 2018

No Harp For My Angel

1956 by Horwitz Publications

Booty For A Babe

1956 by Horwitz Publications

 

Eve, It's Extortion

as Walk Softly, Witch

as The Victim (USA)

1957 by Horwitz Publications

1959 by Horwitz Publications

1959 by Signet Books

Bonus Covers

No Harp For My Angel

Booty For a Babe

 Eve, It's Extortion

Walk Softly, Witch

The Victim

 

Carter Brown Triple Play

Stark House Mystery Classics 

The First 3 Al Wheeler Mysteries

Stark House Press brings back a true classic writer from down under.

 Carter Brown was the pen name for Alan Geoffery Yates (1923-1985). He worked as a salesman, a film sound recordist, and an encyclopedia salesman before becoming a publicity write for Qantas Airlines. During his time with Qantas he started writing and in 1951 began writing full time with Horwtiz Publishing House. Mr Yates turned out more than 300 Carter Brown Mysteries from 1951 until 1984. He passed away on May 5th 1985. He was posthumously awarded a "Ned Kelly" in 1997.

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Stark House Press

October 2017

ISBN 781944 520335

Wench Is Wicked

1955 by Horwitz Publications

Blond Verdict

1956 by Horwitz Publications

1960 by Signet Books (as The Brazen)

Delilah Was Deadly

1956 by Horwitz Publications 

Bonus Covers

Moonshine Momma by Carter Brown

A Genuine "Lovely" Mystery

Queen of the hooch and honky tonks, she stacked a frame that 

pinned Police Lieutenant Al Wheeler to a chair even though it was under proof

Cover by Virgil Riley

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1922-1985)

Novelette Series

1953

First Collectors' Series

#14

w/Slaughter In Satin and Pagan Perilous 

1955

Second Collectors' Series

Volume 1 #9

w/Fraulein Is Feline and Slaughter In Satin

December 1957

Volume 2 #6

w/A Siren Sounds Off

February 1960