Fri 28 Nov 2008
Addenda to CRIME FICTION IV: Basil Carey to James O. Causey.
Posted by Steve under Authors , Crime Fiction IV[5] Comments
Of perhaps major significance or importance, let me announce first that I recently uploaded Part 30 of the online Addenda to Al Hubin’s Revised Crime Fiction IV, 1749-2000. It’s a long list of recently discovered additions and corrections, largely a matter of birth and death dates and setting of stories, but as always, there are books newly listed, new series characters determined, and new biographical data about the authors.
I’ve not had a chance to do any of the annotating that I usually do: adding links and cover images and the like. It’s just the facts, as some TV detective is well-known for saying, or is supposed to have said, which are not quite the same thing.
What I have been doing in this regard is merging Parts 1 and 2 with Part 3 in alphabetical order, A through H so far. To demonstrate, here’s a section of authors whose last names begin with B. And as always, if you know anything more about any of these authors, do let me know about it.
CAREY, BASIL. 1898-? Born in Plymouth, England; author of a number of thriller novels published between 1926 and 1937, some reprinted in the US.
Gray Amber. Add British edition: Constable, hc, 1930. US edition: Clode, hc, 1930.
CAREY, DONNELL. Pseudonym of Joe Barry Lake, 1909-1961; other pseudonym: Joe Barry. Under this pen name the author of one book included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV; see below:
Kisses Can Kill. Phantom, US, pb, 1951. Comyns, ca.1952. “The amazing story of a birthmark that solved a savage murder!”
CARR, JOHN DICKSON.
The Burning Court. TV movie [series episode/Dow Hour of Great Mysteries]: NBC, 1960 (scw: Kelley Roos [Audrey Roos & William Roos]; dir: Paul Nickell). [Note: Audrey and William Roos won an Edgar from the MWA for their television script.] Note: For more on the Dow TV series, see this earlier post on the M*F blog.
CARTER, ANGELA.
The Bloody Chamber and other stories. Film: The Company of Wolves, based on ss in this collection: Cannon, 1984 (scw & dir: Neil Jordan)
CARTER, JOHN.
The Eagle’s Nest. Novelization of TV movie [series episode/The New Avengers]: TV1, 1976 (scw: Brian Clemens; dir: Desmond Davis). SC: The New Avengers: John Steed (Patrick Macnee), Mike Gambit (Gareth Hunt) and Purdey (Joanna Lumley).
CARTER, MARY. Pseudonym.
Prisoner Cell Block H: Trials of Erica. Pinnacle, 1981. (Novelization of the Australian TV series Prisoner; distributed in the UK and the US as Prisoner: Cell Block H, and in Canada as Caged Women.) SC: Regular cast members including prison governor Erica Davidson (Patsy King).
CASTLE, JOHN. [Joint pseudonym of John William Garrod & Ronald Charles Payne.]
Flight Into Danger (with Arthur Hailey). TV movie: CBS, 1971, as Terror in the Sky (scw: Elinor Karpf, Steven Karpf, Dick Nelson; dir: Bernard L. Kowalski)
CAUSEY, JAMES O(LIVER, JR.) 1924-2003. Replace tentative years of birth and death with correct ones and add full name. Author of three crime novels included in the Revised Crime Fiction IV.
The Baby Doll Murders. Gold Medal, US, pb, 1957; Fawcett, UK, pb, , 1959.
Frenzy. Crest, pb, 1960. [Reviewed by Bill Crider on his blog.]
Killer Take All! Graphic, US, pb, 1957. Hale, UK, hc, 1960.
November 28th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
James O. Causey has always been an enigma for me. He put out three unbelievable crime fiction novels and then nothing. I know there are a few SF short stories, but was there anything else?
“Frenzy” is in the classic category and one of the best novels I ever read.
November 28th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
I had a link to someone’s blog about Causey, but it’s gone dead, and I’ve had to delete it. His three books are as good as you say, August, and as you see, the covers aren’t shabby, either.
— Steve
November 30th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Must’ve been one of Ed Gorman earlier blogs. They’ve vanished up in the air one by one, and he likes Causey.
February 18th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
James Causey is my father-in-law. A man of great wealth with regards to writing and in conversation. He is greatly missed! His books are such that they are read over and over by us and his grand daughters. And yes, there are many other short stories which James wrote; nothing published, by kept by his family.
May 20th, 2015 at 11:46 am
Karen is right! —James O. Causey, Jr., is my Uncle! It was so wonderful sitting at my Uncle Jimmy’s knee where year after year, he would tell us wonderful stories and fabulous tales with such colorful flare! I, too, have some of his books —which are in great shape but are gingerly handled. — He was my most favorite Uncle —and, along with my Aunt Rosemary, are so tremendously missed. He was quite simply — the BEST !