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Nat Ridley
A brisk, old-school detective name from the Stratemeyer Syndicate, this author credit belongs to the world of fast-moving mystery adventures from the 1920s. The books were written as part of a popular series built for eager readers who liked action, danger, and cliffhangers.
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The double dagger : or, Nat Ridley's Mexican trail
by Nat Ridley
About the author
Nat Ridley was a house pseudonym used for the Nat Ridley Rapid-Fire Detective Stories, a Stratemeyer Syndicate series published in the 1920s. One of the best-known surviving titles is The Double Dagger: or, Nat Ridley's Mexican Trail, which is available through Project Gutenberg.
Sources found during research suggest that the name was connected to the prolific American writer Howard R. Garis, who wrote under his own name and under several other series pseudonyms. Garis is best remembered today for the Uncle Wiggily books and for his long association with the Stratemeyer Syndicate.
Because Nat Ridley was a pseudonym rather than a single public literary identity, reliable biographical details under that exact name are limited. For that reason, this overview focuses on the detective series itself and its link to the larger Stratemeyer tradition of fast-paced popular fiction.