author
John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
1871–1951
A Philadelphia journalist turned prolific storyteller, he moved easily from gritty social realism to lively mystery fiction and children’s adventures. He is especially remembered for the Ashton-Kirk detective stories and for writing vividly about city life in the early 1900s.
17 Audiobooks
The Young Continentals at Trenton
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
The Young Continentals at Monmouth
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
In Kentucky with Daniel Boone
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
Fighting King George
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
Special Detective (Ashton-Kirk)
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
In the Dead of Night
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
The ragged edge: A tale of ward life & politics
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
The Young Continentals at Bunker Hill
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
With John Paul Jones
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
On the Border with Andrew Jackson
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
The Young Continentals at Lexington
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
In Texas with Davy Crockett
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
In the Rockies with Kit Carson
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
Ashton-Kirk, Investigator
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
Ashton-Kirk, Secret Agent
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
Blowing weather
by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre
About the author
Born in Philadelphia in 1871, John T. McIntyre built his early career in newspapers before publishing his first novel, The Ragged Edge, in 1902. His writing often drew on the people and streets of Philadelphia, giving his fiction a grounded, local flavor.
He wrote across several forms, including novels, plays, mystery fiction, crime stories, and books for younger readers. Among his best-known creations was the detective Ashton-Kirk, and his work later reached film as well as print.
McIntyre spent his life in Philadelphia and died there in 1951. Though not widely famous today, he left behind a varied body of work that bridges popular mystery writing and more realistic portraits of urban American life.