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Joel Townsley Rogers

ジョエル・タウンズリー・ロジャース

Jōeru Taunzrī Rojāsu

Pen Names: Roger Curly（Pen name）, J. R. Townsley（Pen name）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1896-11-22 （Sedalia, Missouri）
Died
1984-10-01 （Washington, D.C.） age 87
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Washington, D.C.

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Short story writer
Active Years
1923-1958

Education

Harvard University
English / English Department
Country: United States
Studied English
Princeton University
Graduate school
Country: United States
Attended graduate school

Awards

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1951
Work: The Red Right Hand
Result: win

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Red Right Hand

1945 Murder mystery

Dr. Henry Riddle attempts to unravel the murder of young newlywed Inis St. Erme.

psychological thrillerhorror
Translations
  • French translation

Once in a Red Moon

1923 Satiric mystery

A satiric mystery novel.

Lady With the Dice

1946 Mystery

The Stopped Clock

1958 Mystery

Flashback-heavy whodunit.

Bibliography

  • Hark! The Rattle! (1923)
  • Once in a Red Moon (1923)
  • The Red Right Hand (1945)
  • Lady With the Dice (1946)
  • The Stopped Clock (1958)

Adaptations

  • The Murderer adapted to Star Tonight TV episode (1955)

Translations of Works

  • French translation of The Red Right Hand

Style & Themes

Literary Style
stream-of-consciousnesstwisted narrative
Recurring Motifs
mix of terror and logic

Health

  • Strokes
    晩年
    Forced to move to a nursing home

Legacy

Best known for cult classic The Red Right Hand, winner of French Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.

In Popular Culture

  • Influential in mystery genre

Trivia

  • Served as a flight instructor in U.S. Navy Air Corps