The man with two wives patrick quentin book

Patrick quentin the man with two wives hardcover january 1, 1955 by quentin patrick author. The man with two wives paperback january 1, 1960 by patrick quentin author. Patrick quentin, best known for the peter duluth puzzle mysteries, also penned outstanding detective novels from the 1930s through the 1960s under other pseudonyms, including q. Patrick quentin has 65 books on goodreads with 1594 ratings. Patrick quentin q patrick jonathan stagge bibliography checklist of first edition books for collectors and.

Who patrick quentin is in this stage of his career, i can only offer a few suggestions. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. The notting hill mystery 1865 by charles warren adams hace 8. The demon barber of fleet street 2007, cabaret 1972 and travels with my aunt 1972. Bill harding, still susceptible to angelica, his first wife, but now well married to betsy, his second, is compromised maritally and criminally when angelicas latest lover most recently seen with betsys sister daphne is murdered, and bill is forced to give daphne her alibi while trying to protect betsy from the fact that angelica was with him. Heres a nice cover for patrick quentins, aka hugh wheelers murder mystery the man with two wives, which was published in hardback in 1955, and appeared in this paperback edition in 59. The film was based on a 1956 novel by hugh wheeler, writing as patrick quentin a pseudonym that wheeler and three other authors also used in collaborative efforts. The man with two wives 1955 by wheeler with inspector trant. The man with two wives, by patrick quentin dell d322, 1959 cover art by robert mcginnis. The man with two wives by patrick quentin, timothy trant dell, first published cover art by robert mcginnis pulp fiction comics pulp fiction book robert mcginnis book cover art book covers book art pulp magazine magazine covers up book. The follower 1950 the man in the net 1956 suspicious circumstances 1957 the greeneyed monster 1960 the ordeal of mrs snow. In some foreign countries their books have been published under the variant quentin patrick. The man in the net is a taut and wellcrafted example of patrick quentin mystery thriller. Sep 02, 2018 the man in the net 1956, patrick quentin after publishing the man with two wives 1955, hugh wheeler set his next patrick quentin novel, the man in the net 1956, not in swanky new york city but rather in the berkshire hills of massachusetts, where he himself had primarily resided since 1940 excepting the period of time during world war.

Perhaps youre thinking of the man with two wives, a trant book sans duluth, but then again, there was no movie made of this one, so far as i know. The next he knows, angelicas latest lover, jaimie, is romancing daphne with an eye to a share of c. He wrote more than thirty mystery novels under the pseudonyms q. The man with two wives, by patrick quentin dell d322, 1959 cover. Their most famous creation is the amateur sleuth peter duluth. In the story, a man s wild child first wife reappears to complicate his orderly existence with his second. The main series characters are peter duluth and lieutenant timothy trant.

Inside san quentins death row with north bays condemned. Although at the end of the story the murder is solved, the impact of the crime, and the corruption uncovered in the investigation, remain. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. A little night music, travels with my aunt hugh wheeler was a novelist, playwright and screen writer. The man with two wives 1955, by patrick quentin 2018 is a good year indeed for police lieutenant timothy trant, the new york homicide squad detective created in 1937 by richard wilson webb and hugh wheeler. Man with two wives gollancz vintage detection authors. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Patrick and jonathan stagge were pen names under which hugh callingham wheeler 19 march 1912 26 july 1987, richard wilson webb august 1901 december 1966, martha mott kelley 30 april 19062005 and mary louise white. Quentin fate of the immodest blonde noir pb bullfight ebay. The man with two wives, a new detective stor patrick quentin 1955 id44429. He wrote the screenplays for travels with my aunt, something for everyone, a little. Jul 28, 20 according to al hubins crime fiction iv, trant was in six nonduluth books, three by quentin and three earlier by q.

Most of the stories were written by webb and wheeler in collaboration, or by wheeler alone. Although he wrote two novels with the journalist and harpers bazaar editor mary louise aswell. Lomax reached over the counter and fired two more times at the fallen man. Hugh wheeler 19 march 1912 26 july 1987 hugh callingham wheeler was an englishborn naturalised american writer and cowriter of mysteries mostly under the pseudonyms of patrick quentin, q. Prison officials try to break his spirit by means of a torture device called the jacket, a canvas jacket which can be tightly laced so as to compress the whole body, inducing angina. On the whole, it seems to be the earlier, more golden age books that are. A gripping legal thriller by the edgar awardwinning author who wrote the peter duluth mysteries as patrick quentin. Wheeler was a novelist, playwright and screenwriter. See more ideas about pulp fiction book, pulp fiction and pulp fiction art. From the edgar awardwinning author of the peter duluth mysteries comes an electrifying thriller of one man s desperate search for his missing wife. Books by patrick quentin author of puzzle for fools. Part of a monthlong celebration of robert mcginnis book covers. Books every gay man should read any book that you think every gay man should read, whether it has gay characters, gay themes, anything which might resonate with a gay audience, history, study, culture, etc.

The man with two wives by patrick quentin, timothy trant dell, first published cover art by robert mcginnis. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He wrote more than 30 mystery novels under the pseudonyms q. Deceit and betrayal, particularly adultery, already a frequent theme, becomes even more central. Crime novel by patrick quentin published in paperback by four square 202 in 1960.

Man with two wives hardcover january 1, 1975 by patrick quentin author visit amazons patrick quentin page. Hugh wheeler was born on march 19, 1912 in hampstead, north london, england as hugh callingham wheeler. A framing story is told in the first person by darrell standing, a university professor serving life imprisonment in san quentin state prison for murder. Where it differs from fatal woman, the man with two wives, and the rest of. Hugh wheeler, award winning playwright the new york. Patrick quentin, quentin patrick, jonathan stagge, and q. The film was produced by robert dorfman, but the important thing is that it was based on the 1955 novel, the man with two wives. Black widow, man in the net, the greeneyed monster and the man with two wives. Patrick and jonathan stagge were pen names under which hugh callingham wheeler, richard wilson webb, martha mott kelley and mary louise white aswell wrote detective fiction.

Mar 09, 2015 polyamorous man s two wives give birth within 30 days of one another and all three insist they couldnt be happier jonathan stein and his two wives dani and melinda phoenix all believe in having. While this book was published under the alias quentin patrick, the next one, puzzle for fools to which wheelers. Patrick were various pen names used by a group of cowriters. In the story, a mans wild child first wife reappears to complicate his orderly existence with his second. Hugh wheeler, award winning playwright the new york times. Although he appeared in 20 shorter works between 1946 and 1955, trant would. The man with two wives, by patrick quentin dell d322, 1959 cover art by robert mcginnis from our story nineteen more fantastic robert mcginnis pulp. Mar 22, 2018 patrick quentin the man with two wives dilwyn rees the cambridge murders john dickson carr below suspicion ellery queen and on the eighth day ngaio marsh last ditch philip macdonald the nursemaid who disappeared edmund crispin buried for pleasure john dickson carr the dead man s knock helen mccloy mr. Hugh wheeler one of the writers contributing to the series of crimethrillers attributed to patrick quentin took over as the sole author of the remaining quentin books during the 1950s as his writing partners bowed out. Trant called inspector barnes in british edition nonseries written as patrick quentin. Goldtree blochman, philip mac donald, william ofarrell, patrick quentin, alfred hitchcock published by presses pocket 1998 isbn 10. Black widow, man in the net, the greeneyed monsterand the man with two wives.

Patrick, bur alas the man in the net was not one of them. Film rights were bought the following year by the mirisch company, who had a deal with united artists. Inside san quentins death row with north bays condemned prisoners. All the patrick quentin novels from 1952 on were written by wheeler alone. The late patrick quentin novels are increasingly dark and brooding. Patrick quentin jonathan stagge bibliography of first edition books. Each of these women wrote two books with richard wilson webb 19011966 as q.

Heres a nice cover for patrick quentin s, aka hugh wheelers murder mystery the man with two wives, which was published in hardback in 1955, and appeared in this paperback edition in 59. Quentin typically sets up an unexpected scenario or unusual premise and this is more than fulfilled in this novel. Patrick quentin is a pseudonym for hugh wheeler and a collaborative name with richard wilson webb to 1952, this collaboration also extended to the other pseudonyms listed. Patrick and jonathan stagge were pen names under which hugh. The man with two wives crime novel by patrick quentin publ. Mar 31, 2017 hugh wheeler 19 march 1912 26 july 1987 hugh callingham wheeler was an englishborn naturalised american writer and cowriter of mysteries mostly under the pseudonyms of patrick quentin, q. Patrick and patrick quentin, and four of his novels were transformed into films. Wheeler, who was born in england and attended london university, came to the united states a short time later and began writing mysteries under the pseudonyms of patrick quentin and q. Nochevieja sangrienta murder on new years eve relato. Bill harding, still susceptible to angelica, his first wife, but now well married to. According to al hubins crime fiction iv, trant was in six nonduluth books, three by quentin and three earlier by q. Hugh wheeler was a novelist, playwright and screen writer. Man with two wives timothy trant by patrick quentin. The man with two wives patrick quentin dell pb 1959 mystery crime novel.