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American novelist (1916–2008)
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Jack Webb
BornJohn Alfred Webb
(1916-01-13)January 13, 1916
Los Angeles, California
DiedFebruary 12, 2008(2008-02-12) (aged 92)
Coronado, California, U.S.A.
NationalityU.S.-American
Other namesJohn Farr
OccupationWriter

John Alfred Webb (January 13, 1916 – February 12, 2008) was an American mystery novelist who often featured the detective team of Sammy Golden and Father Joseph Shanley. He died in Coronado, California.

Books

as Jack Webb

Sammy Golden & Joseph Shanley

  1. The Big Sin (Rinehart & Company, hardback, 1952)
  2. The Naked Angel aka Such Women Are Dangerous (Rinehart, hardback, 1953)
  3. The Damned Lovely (Rinehart, hardback, 1954)
  4. The Broken Doll (Rinehart, hardback, 1955)
  5. The Bad Blonde (Rinehart, hardback, 1956)
  6. The Brass Halo (Rinehart, hardback, 1957)
  7. The Deadly Sex (Rinehart, hardback, 1959)
  8. The Delicate Darling (Rinehart, hardback, 1959)
  9. The Gilded Witch (Regency Books, paperback original, 1963)

Standalones

pseudonym John Farr

  • Don't Feed the Animals (Abelard-Schuman, hardback, 1955) reissued as Naked Fear and Zoo Murders
  • She Shark (Ace Books, paperback, 1956) reissued in Australia as Murder Ship (Phantom Books, paperback, 1958)
  • The Lady and the Snake (Ace Books, paperback, 1957)
  • The Deadly Combo (Ace Books, paperback, 1958) double book edition together with J. Harvey Bond's Murder isn't Funny

References

  1. ^ The Broken Doll. 2012-03-15. ISBN 978-1-4405-4146-9.

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