author
Richard F. Mann
A mysterious byline tied to a colorful figure from early 20th-century entertainment, this name is best known for the novel Hookers. The story’s rough border-town setting and sensational edge have helped keep it in circulation long after its original publication.
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Hookers
by Richard F. Mann
About the author
Available sources suggest that Richard F. Mann was a pseudonym connected to entertainer Ray (or Rae) Bourbon, a vaudeville and nightclub performer whose life drew lasting attention for its flair, reinvention, and controversy. Project Gutenberg lists Hookers under Richard F. Mann, and the book is also associated there with Rae Bourbon.
Because the record around the name is thin, it is safest to treat Richard F. Mann less as a fully documented standalone author biography and more as a publishing name linked to Hookers. That novel has remained the chief reason the name is remembered, especially through public-domain and reprint editions.
For readers, the intrigue is part of the appeal: behind the pen name is a glimpse of pulp-era storytelling, performance culture, and the blurred line between author identity and self-invention.