author
Richard Dallas
1860–1924
A shadowy early 20th-century mystery writer, best known for A Master Hand, a crime novel first published in 1903. Even the identity behind the name seems a little elusive, which adds to the intrigue.
1 Audiobook
A master hand : The story of a crime
by Richard Dallas
About the author
Little is firmly documented about Richard Dallas himself, but reliable catalog and audiobook sources agree that he was a late 19th- and early 20th-century author associated with the dates 1860–1924. He is best known today for A Master Hand: The Story of a Crime, a mystery novel published in 1903.
Modern library and audiobook listings suggest that "Richard Dallas" was probably a pseudonym, apparently used by Nathan Winslow Williams, a New York lawyer. Because that identification is not consistently documented in major biographical references, it is best treated with some caution.
What has lasted clearly is the book: A Master Hand survives as an atmospheric detective story and period crime novel, and it remains the work most closely linked with the Richard Dallas name.