Background
Knight, Clifford Reynolds was born on December 7, 1886 in Fulton, Kansas, United States. Son of Wesley C. and Flora Belle (Reynolds) Knight.
(The Affair in Death Valley, first published in 1940, feat...)
The Affair in Death Valley, first published in 1940, features true-to-life descriptions of Death Valley places, buildings, and natural features, and centers on three murders and an attempted murder. Amateur detective Huntoon Rogers, an English professor from California, investigates, and eventually solves the mystery. Clifford Reynolds Knight (1886-1963) authored twenty-four crime novels between 1937 and 1952, often notable for their exotic settings, beginning with the Red Badge prize winning The Affair of the Scarlet Crab. Eighteen of Knight's books feature Huntoon Rogers, each title beginning with "The Affair of...”
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(From Kirkus Review: Two killed and one to go in crime-twi...)
From Kirkus Review: Two killed and one to go in crime-twister involving hidden gold and hidden past, with Professor Rogers, amateur criminologist, as wise guy. A little long winded, with unanalytical detection.
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Knight, Clifford Reynolds was born on December 7, 1886 in Fulton, Kansas, United States. Son of Wesley C. and Flora Belle (Reynolds) Knight.
Student, Washburn College, 1907-1909; student, University Michigan, 1910-1911.
With railway company. Assistant professor Yale University. Member editorial staff Kansas City (Missouri) Star, 1920-1930.
Free-lance writer, from 1930.
(The Affair in Death Valley, first published in 1940, feat...)
(From Kirkus Review: Two killed and one to go in crime-twi...)
(This is a new release of the original 1951 edition.)
(Mercury/Bestseller Mystery #139)
Member California Writers Guild (board directors), Authors Club.
Married Louise Read Heath, August 29, 1917 (deceased 1918). Married Jessamine Paret, October 1, 1928.