W. A. Ballinger (1925–1991)
Autore di The Vampires of Finistère
Sull'Autore
Nota di disambiguazione:
(eng) W.(illiam) Howard Baker was a novelist, editor, and publisher. In addition to writing under his own name (Baker), he used numerous pseudonyms, including:
* Peter Saxon (a house name, credited for numerous works)
* W. A. Ballinger (Drums of the Dark Gods)
Serie
Opere di W. A. Ballinger
Gods dwazen 2 copie
Sexton Blake - The Fugitive 2 copie
Devil's Can-Can 2 copie
No Place For Strangers 1 copia
Mord i parti 1 copia
Dollarligan 1 copia
Mannen som visste för mycket 1 copia
Det hände i Hamburg 1 copia
Klenod försvunnen 1 copia
The Inexpendable 1 copia
The Naked Blade 1 copia
Dark mambo 1 copia
Mord i studio ett 1 copia
Murder in Camera 1 copia
The Galaxy Lot 1 copia
Televisionsmordet 1 copia
Unfriendly Persuasion 1 copia
Unfriendly Persuasion 1 copia
The Guardians 1 copia
Without Warning 1 copia
The Voodoo Drum 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Baker, Arthur Athwill William
- Altri nomi
- Baker, W. Howard
Saxon, Peter
Rekab, Bill - Data di nascita
- 1925-10-03
- Data di morte
- 1991-02-13
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Cork, County Cork, Ireland
- Luogo di morte
- London, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Wimbledon, England, UK
- Attività lavorative
- editor
publisher
novelist
newspaper reporter - Breve biografia
- W. Howard Baker was a novelist and editor, Editor of Sexton Blake Library for a time. Writer of Sexton Blake, Danger Man and Jonathan Quintain novels, plus many war, horror and mystery stories. Proprietor of Howard Baker Books (1960s UK publishing company). Credited with saving the Sexton Blake Library from extinction, when publishers Fleetway ended the series, he gained their permission to continue the series independently, firstly through deals with various paperback publishing companies then later through his own Sexton Blake Omnibus hardback series. He is noted for the many pseudonyms used by him (e.g. Peter Saxon).
- Nota di disambiguazione
- W.(illiam) Howard Baker was a novelist, editor, and publisher. In addition to writing under his own name (Baker), he used numerous pseudonyms, including:
* Peter Saxon (a house name, credited for numerous works)
* W. A. Ballinger (Drums of the Dark Gods)
Utenti
Discussioni
The Waters of Madness by W.A. Ballinger in Talk about LibraryThing (Mag 2022)
Recensioni
Secret agent Peter Quintain is sent undercover on an Allied convoy to Murmansk. The convoys have taken a battering from the Germans, and the admiralty suspect a spy in the midst of the ships’ crews. Quintain’s task is twofold: unearth the traitor, and ideally prevent another attack. This is a competent but rather thin naval thriller. Some of the writing is overly dramatic, and the characters don’t really have much personality (except for the cartoonishly awful Fanshawe). I would definitely not rank this anywhere near MacLean (whose Ice Station Zebra and HMS Ulysses are much better reads). It is a quick read, though, so if this is the flavour of brain candy you like best and you aren’t too fussed about thin characterization, this might do the job.… (altro)
The Sexton Blake series began in 1893 and more-or-less dwindled to a halt in the late `60s. Initially the province of Blake`s creator, Hal Meredeth (real name Harry Blyth), it eventually incorporated the work of many writers, some `big names` (John Creasey, Hank Jansen), others less well-known.
Part of the attraction of the series, for me at least, is that it provides a cheap and cheerful method of encountering the works of a variety of writers. Inevitably, there is occasional `mission creep` as inidividual writers take our hero into adjacent genres, as in this Cold War thriller from series editor W Howard Baker.
A posse of bad guys plan to flood the West with counterfeit banknotes using plates designed by wartime Nazis. Who are the perpetrators ? Embittered Nazis ? Communists seeking to destabilise the West ? Or simply mobsters looking for massive profits ? Blake travels to Germany and America in pusuit of a solution, making a few friends and many enemies as he goes.
The plot is an ambitious one given the 64 page format, but Baker pulls it off with only the most minor fudging to get the thing finished within the allotted space. Ultimately, it`s entirely subjective whether one warms to this kind of detour into Cold War territory. It`s intelligently plotted, with a tolerable balance between action and intrigue, and the occasionally nod towards pulpiness. Personally, I found it was a bit like Chinese food ; it was enjoyable at the time, but at the end I didn`t feel like I`d had a full meal.… (altro)
Part of the attraction of the series, for me at least, is that it provides a cheap and cheerful method of encountering the works of a variety of writers. Inevitably, there is occasional `mission creep` as inidividual writers take our hero into adjacent genres, as in this Cold War thriller from series editor W Howard Baker.
A posse of bad guys plan to flood the West with counterfeit banknotes using plates designed by wartime Nazis. Who are the perpetrators ? Embittered Nazis ? Communists seeking to destabilise the West ? Or simply mobsters looking for massive profits ? Blake travels to Germany and America in pusuit of a solution, making a few friends and many enemies as he goes.
The plot is an ambitious one given the 64 page format, but Baker pulls it off with only the most minor fudging to get the thing finished within the allotted space. Ultimately, it`s entirely subjective whether one warms to this kind of detour into Cold War territory. It`s intelligently plotted, with a tolerable balance between action and intrigue, and the occasionally nod towards pulpiness. Personally, I found it was a bit like Chinese food ; it was enjoyable at the time, but at the end I didn`t feel like I`d had a full meal.… (altro)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 62
- Utenti
- 312
- Popolarità
- #75,595
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 8
- ISBN
- 26
- Lingue
- 2
A society that kills killers! My vengeful heart loves this kind of thing! When a suspected murderer gets released, the 'Ketchers' grab them, pronounce them guilty, and hang them! Done and done!
Of course, the police are out to stop them, and a newspaper hires famous detective Sexton Blake to do the same! Can they catch the Ketchers? You gotta read it to find out!
I liked this story, and think it was just about the right length. Any longer, and I think I might have lost interest. I'm not sure if I liked the twist at the end, but overall, it was an enjoyable little read!
Good last sentence too! :
"You know," he said mildly, "I'd quite forgotten I was supposed to be dead."… (altro)