THOMAS CHASTAIN

1921 - 1994

Writing as: Thomas Chastain

An accomplished writer of crime novels, Mr. Chastain served a one-year term as president of the Mystery Writers of America. His most well-known novel was Who Killed the Robins Family? though he had several others which were also well received. He was chosen as the author to continue the Perry Mason series some time after the death of Erle Stanley Gardner though he only produced two mysteries.

Series		Books

Nick Carter (1964)		Assassination Brigade (1973)

Other		The Case of the Burning Bequest [Perry Mason] (1990)
		The Case of Too Many Murders [Perry Mason] (1990)
		The Christmas Bomber aka 911 [Max Kauffman] (1976)
		Death Stalk (1971)
		The Diamond Exchange [Max Kauffman] (1981)
		Directed Verdict - with Peter Graves (1996)
		High Voltage [Max Kauffman] (1979)
		Nightscape (1982)
		Pandora's Box [Max Kauffman] (1975)
		The Picture-Perfect Murders - with Bill Adler Jr (1987)
		The Prosecutor (1992)
		Revenge of the Robins Family - with Bill Adler, jr. [Robins family] (1984)
		Spanner [Max Kauffman] (1977)
		Vital Statistics (1977)
		Where the Truth Lies: A Novel of Glamour And Murder in Hollywood (1988)
		Who Killed the Robins Family? - with Bill Adler, jr. [Robins family] (1983)