Ready When You Are, C.B!: The Autobiography Of Alan Yates Alias Carter Brown
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Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Behind the pen name Carter Brown lived Alan Yates — one of the most prolific and commercially successful crime writers of the twentieth century — and Ready When You Are, C.B! is his own candid, witty, and disarmingly honest account of the remarkable double life he led. The autobiography chronicles Yates's extraordinary journey from his origins in England to becoming a titan of pulp fiction in Australia, having produced over 300 novels that sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide, with his wisecracking detective Al Wheeler becoming a cultural phenomenon across dozens of countries. Written with the same sharp, breezy humour that defined the Carter Brown brand, the memoir offers an insider's portrait of the golden age of paperback publishing, illuminating the relentless creative machine behind the glamorous façade. Yates presents a world of deadlines, pseudonyms, and popular culture with self-deprecating charm, making this a rare treat for fans of crime fiction history and literary memoir alike — leaving the reader to wonder whether the man or the myth was the greater invention.
Author: Carter Brown
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Behind the pen name Carter Brown lived Alan Yates — one of the most prolific and commercially successful crime writers of the twentieth century — and Ready When You Are, C.B! is his own candid, witty, and disarmingly honest account of the remarkable double life he led. The autobiography chronicles Yates's extraordinary journey from his origins in England to becoming a titan of pulp fiction in Australia, having produced over 300 novels that sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide, with his wisecracking detective Al Wheeler becoming a cultural phenomenon across dozens of countries. Written with the same sharp, breezy humour that defined the Carter Brown brand, the memoir offers an insider's portrait of the golden age of paperback publishing, illuminating the relentless creative machine behind the glamorous façade. Yates presents a world of deadlines, pseudonyms, and popular culture with self-deprecating charm, making this a rare treat for fans of crime fiction history and literary memoir alike — leaving the reader to wonder whether the man or the myth was the greater invention.