C. C. (Charles Carey) Waddell

Born in Ohio in 1868, Charles Carey Waddell studied at Marietta College and worked in journalism before moving into full-time fiction writing. That newsroom background shows in the pace and directness of his stories, which were made for magazine readers who wanted momentum, intrigue, and sharp turns.

Waddell published widely in popular periodicals, often using the name Charles Carey. His fiction includes mysteries, adventure stories, railroad tales, and serial novels, with work appearing in magazines such as The Argosy, Everybody's Magazine, and New Story Magazine. He is also associated with the novel The Van Suyden Sapphires and with several Nick Carter stories.

He was married to fellow author Louise Forsslund, and his writing career places him squarely in the lively world of early 20th-century American popular fiction. Much of his work is now in the public domain, which has helped keep his stories available to new readers.