Marc Olden
| Marc Olden | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1933 Baltimore, Maryland[1] |
| Died | 2003 |
| Genre | Crime fiction, Hardboiled, Thriller |
| Notable works | Black Samurai |
Marc Olden (1933 – 2003) was an American author of mystery and suspense. He is perhaps best remembered for creating the Black Samurai series, on which the 1977 film Black Samurai, starring Jim Kelly, was based.
Career
Marc Olden started his writing career with two works of non fiction — a biography of Angela Davis and a study of cocaine in 1970s New York — before turning to the genres of thriller and suspense. Under the pen name Robert Hawkes, Olden began writing the Narc series, which follows a policeman on a counterdrug task force.
Soon afterwards, Olden began publishing books in the Black Samurai series, making use of a lifelong interest in martial arts.[2] The series follows Robert Sand, a black American G.I. trained to fight by a Japanese samurai master.
In addition to writing another series featuring a reporter named Harker, Olden published dozens of standalone novels. His book, They've Killed Anna, third in the Harker series, was nominated for an Edgar Award in 1978.[3]
Bibliography
Narc novels
(As Robert Hawkes)
- Narc (1973)
- Death of a Courier (1974)
- Death List (1974)
- The Delgado Killings (1974)
- Kill the Dragon (1974)
- The Beauty Kill (1975)
- Corsican Death (1975)
- Death Song (1975)
- Kill for It (1975)
Black Samurai novels
- Black Samurai (1974)
- The Golden Kill (1974)
- Killer Warrior (1974)
- The Deadly Pearl (1974)
- The Inquisition (1974)
- The Warlock (1975)
- Sword of Allah (1975)
- The Katana (1975)
The Harker File novels
- The Harker File (1976)
- Dead and Paid For (1976)
- They’ve Killed Anna (1977)
- Kill the Reporter (1978)
Other novels
- Wellington's (1977)
- The Informant (1978)
- Poe Must Die (1978)
- Gossip (1979)
- Book of Shadows (1980)
- Choices (1980) (As Leslie Crafford)
- A Dangerous Glamour (1982)
- Giri (1982)
- The Unvanquished (1983) (As Terry Nelsen Bonner)
- Dai-sho (1983)
- Gaijin (1986)
- Oni (1987)
- Sword of Vengeance (1990)
- Kisaeng (1991)
- Krait (1992)
- Fear's Justice (1996)
- The Ghost (1999)
Non fiction
- Angela Davis (1973)
- Cocaine (1973)
References
- ↑ Diane Crafford (22 July 2012). "BIOGRAPHY - MARC OLDEN". Marcolden.com. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ↑ Literatur-Couch Medien GmbH & Co. KG. "Marc Olden". Krimi-Couch.de. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "Best Paperback Original Mystery Novel Edgar Award Winners and Nominees". Mysterynet.com. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
External links
- "KISAENG by Marc Olden". Kirkus Reviews. 18 June 1991. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "Marc Olden". Fantastic Fiction. 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.