George Hamilton Teed was a Canadian author who also wrote under the pen-names G. H. Teed, Hamilton Teed, Peter Kingsland, Louis Brittany, and Desmond Reid. Teed was born in Woodstock, New Brunswick. He specialized in adventure fiction and detective stories, but also wrote a few science fiction tales and romances. He penned over 400 tales during his 25 year career. He is best remembered for his tales featuring detective Sexton Blake but he also wrote several stories starring detectives Nelson Lee and Dixon Hawke. His legacy includes redefining how the female master criminal was portrayed in detective fiction.