author
Graham M. Dean
1904–1974
An American writer and newspaper man, he turned his firsthand feel for reporting, aviation, ranch life, and adventure into fast-moving fiction for young readers. He is best remembered for creating the flying reporter Tim Murphy and the Agent Nine series.
6 Audiobooks
The Treasure Hunt of the S-18
by Graham M. Dean
Slim Evans and His Horse Lightning
by Graham M. Dean
The Sky Trail
by Graham M. Dean
Daring Wings
by Graham M. Dean
About the author
Born Graham Morse Dean on August 10, 1904, he was an American author, reporter, and newspaper editor. Alongside his fiction, he spent much of his career in journalism and newspaper publishing, with ties to papers including the Reno Gazette, the Ashland Daily Tidings, and the Porterville Recorder.
Dean wrote a wide range of adventure stories, often drawing on lively, practical settings such as aviation, the West, and crime-solving. He created the "Tim Murphy" books about a flying reporter and the "Agent Nine" series featuring Bob Houston, a clerk in the War Department archives. His work also included western and boys' adventure novels that were popular with magazine and series readers of the 1930s.
He died on November 20, 1974, in California. Today, he is remembered as a versatile storyteller whose books blend newsroom energy, pulp-era suspense, and a strong sense of action.