author
Sinclair Gluck
1887–1956
A prolific American writer of mysteries and thrillers, he published dozens of fast-moving crime novels during the 1920s and 1930s. His work helped bridge puzzle-style detection and tougher, more hard-boiled suspense.
2 Audiobooks
Shadow in the House
by Sinclair Gluck
The house of the missing
by Sinclair Gluck
About the author
Born Jasper Sinclair Gluck in Buffalo, New York, in 1887, he built a career as an American novelist and screenwriter best known for mystery and crime fiction. His books appeared during the busy interwar years, and several were published in both the United Kingdom and the United States.
His fiction ranged from classic detective stories to darker thrillers, and readers have noted that his work could shift between playful plotting and a tougher criminal underworld. One of his novels, The Last Trap (1928), was adapted into the 1936 film The Dark Hour, and he is also credited as a writer on the silent film Into the Net (1924).
Although he is less widely known today than some of his contemporaries, Gluck left behind a substantial body of popular fiction and remains of interest to readers who enjoy forgotten crime writers of the early 20th century. He died in Glendale, California, in 1956.