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Edward D. Hoch

Longtime mystery writer and editor Edward Dentinger Hoch was practically an institution in the field. Born in 1930, he published over eight hundred mystery stories including one in every issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine from 1973 to 1981. His TV writing credits include episodes of "MacMillan and Wife", "Night Gallery", the "Alfred Hitchcock Show", and "Tales of the Unexpected". Mr. Hoch served as president of the Mystery Writers of America. He also wrote mysteries under the pseudonyms Anthony Circus, R.E. Porter and R.L. Stevens. Mr. Hoch died January 17, 2008.
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Born 22 Feb 1930
Died 17 January 2008

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  • Cover of: Foundation’s Friends: Stories in Honor of Isaac Asimov

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  • Cover of: Miniature mysteries: 100 malicious little mystery stories

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes: Bronze Level

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    First published in 1989 — 3 editions
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Born 22 Feb 1930
Died 17 January 2008

Subjects

American Detective and mystery stories, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, English Detective and mystery stories, Short stories, Children's fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, fiction, short story, American Science fiction, Science fiction, cats, first-person narrative, gallows, self-hatred, short stories, unreliable narrators, American Horror tales, Classic Literature, Crime, Detective and mystery fiction, Fiction in English, Fiction, science fiction, general, Holmes, sherlock (fictitious character), fiction, horror fiction

Places

England, California, Baker Street, Capetown, Cheshire, Dorset Street, Gaitlin, Glendale College Library, Grand Island, Illinois River, India, Italy, Jefferson, John F. Kennedy International Airport, London, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Ozark Mountains, Padua, Paris, Romania, Sennen Cove, Tahlequah

People

Sherlock Holmes, John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes (Fictitious character), Adam Greenlaw, Amos Deigan, Archie, Baby Hortense, Beatrice Rappaccini, Billy Colman, Buck Owens, Burt Robeson, C. Auguste Dupin, Cindy Morrison, Clayton Gilman, Colonel Sartoris, Craig Boardman, David, Donna Stigman, Duncan Ross, Edward Hollis, Elizabeth Taylor, Emily Grierson, Enrico Fermi (1901-1954), Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), Eve Tobin

Time

1890, 20th Century, Antebellum era, Carnival

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Alternative names

  • Anthony Circus
  • R. E. Porter
  • R. L. Stevens
  • Edward Hoch

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