Richar Powell was born in Philadelphia in 1908. After graduating from Princeton University in 1930, he decided that the way to be a writer was to get a job on a newspaper. He went to work for the Philadelphia Evening Ledger where he stayed for ten years. In 1940, he left the newspaper to join the public relations department of N. W. Ayer & Son, an advertising agency. After World War II he went back to the agency, and in 1952 he became vice-president in charge of Information Services. He held that post until 1958 when he resigned to devote full time to writing. Mr. Powell is the author of ten mysteries an many novels, including The Philadelphian, Pioneer, Go Home!, The Soldier, and I Take This Land. He and his wife live in Fort Myers, Florida, in the winter, and Brant Beach, New Jersey, in the summer.
(Text taken from the 1966 Bantam edition of Daily and Sunday)
| Date | Title | Swedish Title |
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| 1943 | Don’t Catch Me | Låt stolen vara damen |
| 1944 | All Over But the Shooting | Ett ord för mycket |
| 1945 | Lay that Pistol Down | Bort med puffran kvinna |
| 1946 | Shoot if You Must | Två slår en tredje |
| 1947 | And Hope to Die | Ro ro till fiskeskär |
| 1949 | Shark River / On the Hook | Hajstranden |
| 1950 | Shell Game | Döden kom som ett skott |
| 1951 | The Build-Up Boys (written as Jeremy Kirk) | Döden kom som ett skott |
| 1952 | Leave Murder to Me / A Shot in the Dark | Skottet i mörkret |
| 1953 | Say it With Bullets | Mord på vägen |
| 1955 | False Colors / Masterpiece in Murder | Falska färger |
| jan 1957 | The Philadelphian / The City Jungle | Arvtagaren |
| jan 1959 | Pioneer, Go Home / Follow that Dream | Pionjärerna |
| nov 1960 | The Soldier | Lyda order |
| jan 1963 | I Take this Land | Landet vi vann |
| 1964 | Daily and Sunday | Den stora draken |
| sep 1966 | Don Quixote, U.S.A. | Don Quixote USA |
| 1968 | Tickets to the Devil | Spel med hårda bud |
| 1970 | Whom the Gods Would Destroy |
Thanks to Staffar Moberg for information.
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[Johan Blixt]
17 september 2020 / Johan Blixt / johan@jblixt.se
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