Marvin Albert


Marvin H. Albert was an American writer of mystery, crime and adventure novels including ones featuring Pete Sawyer, a French-American private investigator living and working in France.

Biography

During World War II Albert served in the United States Merchant Marine as a radio operator. After working as the director of a Philadelphia children's theater troupe he moved to New York in 1950 and began writing and editing for Quick and Look magazines.
He began writing full-time over the success of his 1956 Western novel The Law and Jake Wade. He sometimes wrote under pseudonyms such as Albert Conroy, Ian McAlister, Nick Quarry and Anthony Rome. Settings for his novels include France, Miami and the Old West. A 1975 international suspense thriller, The Gargoyle Conspiracy, written under his own name, was an Edgar nominee in the category of Best Mystery Novel.

Novels

Westerns

A series featuring the common character Clayburn. They were later reprinted in 1989-90 under Marvin Albert's own name.
A series featuring the private detective Tony Rome.
A 1967 television pilot under the name Nick Quarry was based on ''Tony Rome''

as Nick Quarry

  • The Don Is Dead
  • ''The Vendetta''

    Mafia fiction as Al Conroy

Series character: Johnny Morini, Soldato: Man Against the Mafia.
  • Soldato!
  • Death Grip!
  • Strangle Hold!
  • Murder Mission!
  • ''Blood Run!''

    Stone Angel series

A series featuring the common character Pete Sawyer.
As J. D. Christilian - "Scarlet Women".
As Marvin H. Albert - "Operation Lila", "The Medusa Complex", "Dancer's Progress and Schrodingers Cat" and "Hidden Lives".

Personal life

He was survived by his artist wife Xenia Klar, one son, and one grandchild.

In popular culture

In the movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the character Rick Dalton is seen reading and discussing a western-themed paperback novel that features a character named Tom Breezy. The novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood includes an ad for the fictitious Tom Breezy book, which is identified as Ride a Wild Bronc by Marvin H. Albert.