William Johnston
1925 – 2010
William Johnston was one of the popular authors from America who has written a number of highly successful novels in his career. He was born on January 11, 1924 in Lincoln, Illinois, United States, and died on October 15, 2010. Johnston has many of his novels under a number of pen names such as Willa Jay, Alex Steele, Susan Claudia, William Howard, Ed Garth, and Heather Sinclair. Before becoming a full time author he was involved in a variety of activities. In the year 1942, he joined the American navy and went on to serve in the Pacific Ocean, Later, he worked as an advertising executive, PR man, disc jockey, magazine editor, as well as a number of other jobs. Eventually, he began his writing career in the year 1960 with his first novel, The Marriage Cage. It was a comic mystery and helped him to earn an Edgar Award nomination in the category of the Best First Novel by the MWA. Following that, he wrote a number of pulp titles for the publishing house Monarch Books which ranged from medical romance to light comedy and soft-core erotica.
Publication Order
Standalone Books
Searching Spector
1960
Ben Casey
1962
The Marriage Cage
1962
A Silent Voice
1967
Captain Nice
1967
They Came From the Sea
1969
Room 222
1970
Bewitched - the Opposite Uncle
1970
Sam Weskit on the Planet Framingham
1970
Barney
1970
Bomb in the Classroom
1971
Klute
1971
Madness at the Castle
1971
Asylum
1972
Banyon
1972
Master of Foxhollow
1973
Clock and Bell
1974
The Other Brother
1974
Sons and Daughters
1974
Follow the Heart
1976
Mrs. Barthelme's Madness
1976
Echoes of a Summer
1976
The Remembered Kiss
1976
Gore Vidal's Caligula
1979
Cradle to Grave
1983
Dick Tracy
1990
A Fear in Borzano
1966