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Stephen Marlowe (born Milton Lesser, (1928-08-07)August 7, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, died February 22, 2008(2008-02-22) (aged 79), in Williamsburg, Virginia) was an American author of science fiction, mystery novels, and fictional autobiographies of Goya, Christopher Columbus, Miguel de Cervantes, and Edgar Allan Poe. He is best known for his detective character Chester Drum, whom he created for the 1955 novel The Second Longest Night. Lesser also wrote using the pseudonyms Adam Chase, Andrew Frazer, C.H. Thames, Jason Ridgway, Stephen Wilder and Ellery Queen.

Milton Lesser c.1953.
Milton Lesser c.1953.

Biography


Lesser attended the College of William & Mary, earning his degree in philosophy, marrying Leigh Lang soon after graduating. He was drafted into the United States Army during the Korean War. He and his wife divorced during 1962.[1]

He was awarded the French Prix Gutenberg du Livre during 1988 for The Memoirs of Christopher Columbus, and during 1997 he was awarded the "Life Achievement Award" by the Private Eye Writers of America. He also served on the board of directors of the Mystery Writers of America. During the later part of his life he lived with his second wife Ann in Williamsburg, Virginia.[2]


Selected bibliography


Lesser's novella All Heroes Are Hated! was the cover story for the November 1950 issue of Amazing Stories.
Lesser's novella "All Heroes Are Hated!" was the cover story for the November 1950 issue of Amazing Stories.
Lesser's short novel Secret of the Black Planet was the cover story for the June 1952 issue of Amazing Stories.
Lesser's short novel "Secret of the Black Planet" was the cover story for the June 1952 issue of Amazing Stories.
Lesser's novella Voyage to Eternity was cover=featured for the July 1953 issue of Imagination.
Lesser's novella "Voyage to Eternity" was cover=featured for the July 1953 issue of Imagination.
Lesser's novella Jungle in the Sky was the cover story in the second issue of If during May 1953.
Lesser's novella "Jungle in the Sky" was the cover story in the second issue of If during May 1953.
As C. H. Thames, Lesser wrote the Johnny Mayhem stories, which were published in magazine Amazing during the 1950s but were not collected until 2013.
As "C. H. Thames", Lesser wrote the "Johnny Mayhem" stories, which were published in magazine Amazing during the 1950s but were not collected until 2013.
As Stephen Marlowe, Lesser wrote several mystery novels.
As "Stephen Marlowe", Lesser wrote several mystery novels.

As Milton S. Lesser:

As Stephen Marlowe:

Chester Drum novels (as Stephen Marlowe):

As Adam Chase (writing with Paul W. Fairman):

As Andrew Frazer:

As Jason Ridgway:

As Ellery Queen

As C. H. Thames:


References


  1. "Introducing the Author: Milton Lesser", Imagination, July 1953, p.2
  2. "Stephen Marlowe: Crime and thriller writer". 4 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25.




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