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Brett Halliday (July 31, 1904 – February 4, 1977) is the primary pen name of Davis Dresser, an American mystery and western writer. Halliday is best known for the long-lived series of Michael Shayne mysteries he wrote, and later commissioned others to continue.
Complete order of Brett Halliday books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
After 1958, beginning with Fit to Kill, Brett Halliday was a house name used by several authors. Most were written by Robert Terrall, with some written by Ryerson Johnson and Dennis Lynds. Mike Shayne, a red-headed hard-boiled private detective, …
Davis Dresser, the original Brett Halliday, allegedly wrote only fifty (ONLY!) of the Mike Shayne books, with a little help from ghostwriters such as Ryerson Johnson, while twenty-seven more were written by Robert Terrall.
Brett Halliday has 430 books on Goodreads with 11385 ratings. Brett Halliday’s most popular book is Murder is My Business.
Brett Halliday, 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.
AKA David Dresser Excerpt from Wikipedia: 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 Mike Shayne novels he wrote, and later commissioned others to write.
Series list: A Mike Shayne Mystery (45 Books) by Brett Halliday. A sortable list in reading order and chronological order with publication date, genre, and rating.
Brett Halliday was born on 31 July 1904 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a writer, known for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Just Off Broadway (1942) and Blonde for a Day (1946). He was married to Helen McCloy, Kathleen Rollins and Mary Savage. He died on 4 February 1977 in Montecito, California, USA.
Brett Halliday. Aliases: Davis Dresser. Brett Halliday (1904–1977) was the primary pseudonym of American author Davis Dresser. Halliday is best known for creating the Mike Shayne detective series.