author
Herman Landon
1882–1960
A Swedish-born American writer of crime and mystery fiction, he is best remembered for the Gray Phantom stories and other fast-paced detective novels from the early 20th century. His work helped shape the kind of popular suspense fiction that moved easily between books, pulp magazines, and early film adaptations.
4 Audiobooks
The Gray Phantom
by Herman Landon
The Gray Phantom's Return
by Herman Landon
The unknown seven : A detective story
by Herman Landon
The seventh shot : A detective story
by Herman Landon
About the author
Born in Stockholm on May 7, 1882, Herman Landon became a crime and mystery writer whose books reached a wide popular audience in the United States. Reliable library and film-reference sources identify him as a Swedish-born author who later lived in New York City, where he died on March 24, 1960.
He is most closely associated with The Gray Phantom and its sequels, along with other mystery titles such as The Back-Seat Murder, Death on the Air, and The Room Under the Stairs. Library catalogs and public-domain collections show that he published steadily in the mystery and detective field, building a body of work centered on suspense, crime, and clever plotting.
Some sources also note that he worked for the Washington Herald, and film databases credit him as a writer connected with early screen productions. Taken together, those records suggest a career that bridged journalism, popular fiction, and the broader entertainment world of the 1920s and 1930s.