I'm a little fuzzy on my Harry Whittington info right now.
I've been working on the next Gil Brewer volume for Stark
House. That will include the formerly unpublished Brewer
novel, A Devil For O'Shaunessey, which I think a lot of you
will enjoy.
Anyway, back to Harry ... Sam Howell was one of the series
characters that Harry tried to establish. None of them were
particularly successful. Howell's first appearance was in One
Deadly Dawn, in an Ace double. This first novel was a
revision of
"Hollywood Homicide", a shorter piece that was serialized by
King Features. Harry used the pseudonym "Steve Philips" for
that one.
"Queen of Tarts" was sold to Man's Magazine, and the story
was later reprinted in Guy. Later Harry used the character
again in a novelette for Adam magazine, "Very Hot For
August". Harry also attempted to use the character in a few
unpublished efforts, including in a projected television
series, where instead of being a Hollywood private eye, the
character would be a studio publicist.
Harry, like a lot of writers, rewrote his short pieces into
novels, and published revisions of earlier stories. Titles
were often changed and his work appeared under around sixteen
different names. It becomes difficult simply because Harry
was so prolific. There even appears to be a Sam Howell novel
that was sold but never published. I've tried my best to
figure out a timeline for his published works, to locate his
stories in all their disguises, and much of this will appear
in a forthcoming volume from Stark House. On the other hand,
there are some secrets that will remain Harry's.
David Laurence Wilson Downieville, CA
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