Brett Halliday (July 31, 1904 - February 4, 1977), primary pen name of Davis Dresser, was an American mystery writer, best known for the long-lived series of Mike Shayne novels he wrote, and later commissioned others to write. Dresser wrote non-series mysteries, westerns and romances under the names Asa Baker, Matthew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Peter Field, and Anderson Wayne.

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  • Brett Halliday (July 31, 1904 - February 4, 1977), primary pen name of Davis Dresser, was an American mystery writer, best known for the long-lived series of Mike Shayne novels he wrote, and later commissioned others to write. Dresser wrote non-series mysteries, westerns and romances under the names Asa Baker, Matthew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Peter Field, and Anderson Wayne. (en)
  • Brett Halliday oli kirjailijan Davis Dresser (31. heinäkuuta 1904 – 4. helmikuuta 1977) tunnetuin nimimerkki. Tällä nimimerkillä hän kirjoitti suosittuja Mike Shayne -romaaneja ja novelleja. Dresser kirjoitti myös kirjailijanimillä Asa Baker, Mathew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott ja Anderson Wayne ei-sarjamuotoisia lännentarinoita ja jännitystarinoita. Dresser oli Mystery Writers of America -järjestön perustajajäseniä. Hän asui Santa Barbarassa, Kaliforniassa, kunnes kuoli 72 vuoden ikäisenä. (fi)
  • Altri suoi pseudonimi sono : Asa Baker, Mathew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Anderson Wayne. Nelle suoi gialli appare sempre il detective privato Mike Shayne. Nel 1945 a New York assieme a Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher e Lawrence Treat fonda il premio Mystery Writers of America, dato agli scrittori del genere mistery, horror e thriller. (it)
  • Бре́тт Хо́лидей (, настоящее имя Дэвис Дрессер, ; 1904—1977) — американский писатель. Мастер детектива. Прославился в 1940 году, сразу после того, как вышел его первый роман «Заработать на смерти». Главный герой его произведений частный детектив Майкл Шейн, о котором автор создал 50 книг. Все они неизменно становились бестселлерами. Общее количество проданных экземпляров книг этой серии достигло только в США 30 млн. (ru)
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  • Davis Dresser (en)
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  • 1927 - 1977 (en)
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  • Brett Halliday, Asa Baker, Mathew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Anderson Wayne (en)
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  • Brett Halliday (July 31, 1904 - February 4, 1977), primary pen name of Davis Dresser, was an American mystery writer, best known for the long-lived series of Mike Shayne novels he wrote, and later commissioned others to write. Dresser wrote non-series mysteries, westerns and romances under the names Asa Baker, Matthew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Peter Field, and Anderson Wayne. (en)
  • Brett Halliday oli kirjailijan Davis Dresser (31. heinäkuuta 1904 – 4. helmikuuta 1977) tunnetuin nimimerkki. Tällä nimimerkillä hän kirjoitti suosittuja Mike Shayne -romaaneja ja novelleja. (fi)
  • Altri suoi pseudonimi sono : Asa Baker, Mathew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Anderson Wayne. Nelle suoi gialli appare sempre il detective privato Mike Shayne. (it)
  • Бре́тт Хо́лидей (, настоящее имя Дэвис Дрессер, ; 1904—1977) — американский писатель. (ru)
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  • Brett Halliday (en)
  • Brett Halliday (fi)
  • Brett Halliday (it)
  • Холидей, Бретт (ru)
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