Michael Delving (1914–1978)
Author of No sign of life
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
Michael Delving is the pseudonym of a successful author of juveniles and young adult titles under his own name and has written mystery novels as Michael Delving.
Do not combine Michael Delving with Jay Williams because Jay Williams is a split author.
Works by Michael Delving
Associated Works
The Case of the Irate Witness | The Phone Calls | A Shadow of Himself (1972) — Contributor — 8 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Delving, Michael
- Legal name
- Williams, Jay
- Birthdate
- 1914-05-31
- Date of death
- 1978-07-12
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Place of death
- London, England
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania
Columbia University - Disambiguation notice
- Michael Delving is the pseudonym of a successful author of juveniles and young adult titles under his own name and has written mystery novels as Michael Delving.
Do not combine Michael Delving with Jay Williams because Jay Williams is a split author.
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I enjoyed this book very much. I had no clue who Michael Delving was until I read this one, and now I want to read all of his work. I loved that the characters were well developed and the fact that it took place in England and we are introduced to a wide variety of citizens made it all the more interesting. Any lover of mystery novels should have a field day with this one.
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