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 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 "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 "Stephen Marlowe", Lesser wrote several mystery novels.
Works by C.H. Thames at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
Works by Adam Chase at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
Works by Milton Lesser at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
January 31, 2023
stephen, marlowe, born, milton, lesser, 1928, august, 1928, brooklyn, york, died, february, 2008, 2008, aged, williamsburg, virginia, american, author, science, fiction, mystery, novels, fictional, autobiographies, goya, christopher, columbus, miguel, cervante. 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 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected bibliography 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditLesser attended the College of William amp 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 Edit 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 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 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 Milton S Lesser Somewhere I ll Find You 1947 Earthbound 1952 The Star Seekers 1953 Recruit for Andromeda 1959 Stadium Beyond the Stars 1960 Spacemen Go Home 1961 Secret of the Black Planet 1965 As Stephen Marlowe Catch the Brass Ring 1954 Model for Murder 1955 Turn Left for Murder 1955 Dead on Arrival 1956 Blonde Bait 1959 Passport to Peril 1959 The Shining 1961 Colossus A novel about Goya and a world gone mad 1965 The Search for Bruno Heidler 1966 Come Over Red Rover 1968 The Summit 1970 The Man with No Shadow 1974 The Cawthorn Journals or Too Many Chiefs 1975 Translation 1976 The Valkyrie Encounter 1978 Deborah s Legacy 1983 The Memoirs of Christopher Columbus 1987 The Death and Life of Miguel De Cervantes 1991 The Lighthouse at the End of the World 1995 Chester Drum novels as Stephen Marlowe The Second Longest Night 1955 Mecca for Murder 1956 Killers Are My Meat 1957 Murder Is My Dish 1957 Trouble Is My Name 1957 Terror Is My Trade 1958 Violence Is My Business 1958 Double in Trouble with Richard S Prather co starring Prather s series character Shell Scott 1959 Homicide Is My Game 1959 Danger Is My Line 1960 Death Is My Comrade 1960 Peril Is My Pay 1960 Manhunt Is My Mission 1961 Jeopardy Is My Job 1962 Francesca 1963 Drum Beat Berlin 1964 Drum Beat Dominique 1965 Drum Beat Madrid 1966 Drum Beat Erica 1967 Drum Beat Marianne 1968 As Adam Chase writing with Paul W Fairman The Golden Ape 1959 As Andrew Frazer Find Eileen Hardin Alive 1959 The Fall of Marty Moon 1960 As Jason Ridgway West Side Jungle 1958 Adam s Fall 1960 People in Glass Houses 1961 Hardly a Man Is Now Alive 1962 The Treasure of the Cosa Nostra 1966 As Ellery Queen Dead Man s Tale 1961 As C H Thames Violence Is Golden 1956 Blood of My Brother 1963 References Edit Introducing the Author Milton Lesser Imagination July 1953 p 2 Stephen Marlowe Crime and thriller writer Independent co uk 4 March 2008 Archived from the original on 2022 05 25 External links EditThe Mystery File blog Bill Pronzini on Stephen Marlowe 1928 2008 Milton Lesser at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Works by Stephen Marlowe at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Stephen Marlowe at Internet Archive Works by C H Thames at LibriVox public domain audiobooks Works by Adam Chase at LibriVox public domain audiobooks Works by Milton Lesser at LibriVox public domain audiobooks Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen Marlowe amp oldid 1123829441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
