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Alan Geoffrey Yates

アラン・ジェフリー・イェーツ

Aran Jefurī Yētsu

Aliases: Carter Brown / Peter Carter Brown
Pen Names: Carter Brown（Primary pseudonym for detective fiction）, Peter Carter Brown（Early pseudonym）, Todd Conway（Pseudonym for westerns）, Paul Valdez（Pseudonym for SF and horror）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1923-08-01 （Ilford, England）
Died
1985-05-05 （Cremorne, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia） age 61
Nationality
British, Australian
Languages
English
Religion
Church of England
Residence History
Ilford, England → Sydney, Australia

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Publicity Writer
Active Years
1951-1985
Affiliations
Horwitz Publications, Qantas Empire Airways Ltd.

Awards

Ned Kelly Award
1997
Category: Lifelong Contribution
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Murder is My Mistress

1954 Detective fiction

Carter Brown's first full-length detective novel.

CrimeMystery

The Blonde

1958 Detective fiction

Lt. Al Wheeler series novel.

MurderSuspects

The Stripper

1961 Detective fiction

Adapted into a musical.

EroticismCrime
Adaptations
  • [Musical] The Stripper / Richard O'Brien (1980)

Bibliography

  • Complete Carter Brown bibliography (over 215 novels)

Adaptations

  • Three French films, Japanese TV series

Translations of Works

  • Translated into 14 languages (German, Japanese, etc.)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Pulp fiction styleProlificAmerican settings
Recurring Motifs
Sexy womenHardboiled detectivesMurders

Health

  • Heart attack
    1985年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Internationally successful Australian detective novelist with over 120 million books in print.

In Popular Culture

  • Rumored to be a favorite of John F. Kennedy
  • French literary award for most whiskies drunk in a novel

Trivia

  • Published 322 novels as Carter Brown
  • Rumor of being JFK's favorite boosted sales
  • Posthumous Ned Kelly Award