Edward D. Hoch

Edward Dentinger Hoch (February 22, 1930 – January 17, 2008) was an extremely-prolific mystery writer.

The major characters from his "series stories" are:
 * Nick Velvet (Gentleman Thief caper stories)
 * Captain Leopold (over 100 Police Procedurals)
 * Dr. Sam Hawthorne
 * Rand
 * Simon Ark, Occult Detective
 * Ben Snow, cowboy detective
 * Stanton and Ives
 * Sir Gideon Parrot
 * Michael Vlado
 * Alexander Swift
 * Barney Hamet
 * Susan Holt
 * Sebastian Blue and Laura Charme (Interpol)
 * Al Darlan