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Frank Kane


Born
in Brooklyn, The United States
July 19, 1912

Died
November 29, 1968

Genre
Fiction, Mystery


Frank Kane, Brooklyn-born and a lifetime New Yorker, worked for many years in journalism and corporate public relations before shifting to fiction writing. At the time he was selling crime stories to the pulps he was also sustaining a career writing scripts for such radio shows as Gangbusters and The Shadow.

In addition to the Johnny Liddells, Kane wrote several suspense novels, some softcore erotica, and (under the pen name of Frank Boyd) "Johnny Staccato", a Gold Medal original paperback based on the short-lived noir television series, starring John Cassavetes, about a Greenwich Village bebop pianist turned private detective. ...more

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Average rating: 3.79 · 1,040 ratings · 172 reviews · 218 distinct works • Similar authors
In the Shadow of Papillon: ...
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4.14 avg rating — 274 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions
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Bullet Proof
3.84 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1951 — 18 editions
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Johnny Come Lately: A Johnn...
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1963 — 8 editions
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Bare Trap
3.63 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1952 — 12 editions
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The Fatal Foursome
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3.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1947 — 15 editions
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Green Light for Death
3.23 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1949 — 16 editions
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Grave Danger
3.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1954 — 13 editions
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Trigger Mortis
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3.43 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1957 — 9 editions
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Mastering the System Design...
3.95 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions
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Poisons Unknown
3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1953 — 16 editions
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The Fatal Foursome Green Light for Death Slay Ride Bullet Proof Dead Weight Bare Trap Poisons Unknown
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