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  • Jean Ray

    …a magazine series whose hero, Harry Dickson, was known as the “American Sherlock Holmes.” He wrote this series pseudonymously or anonymously, because his reputation had been damaged and his work ignored. Resurfacing as Jean Ray, he produced his best work during and after World War II, starting a publishing company…

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    …a magazine series whose hero, Harry Dickson, was known as the “American Sherlock Holmes.” He wrote this series pseudonymously or anonymously, because his reputation had been damaged and his work ignored. Resurfacing as Jean Ray, he produced his best work during and after World War II, starting a publishing company…

    Read More