
W. Howard Baker
Author · 14 books
Aka W.A. Ballinger Specializing in action noir, William Arthur Howard Baker got his break writing for the Sexton Blake series of detective thrillers in the mid 50's, eventually becoming an editor. He reused many of the plots from this popular set of stories for his own spy series. A penname of his was Peter Saxon.
Series
Books
Shoot When Ready (Sexton Blake Library, 4th series, #383
1957
Appointment with Danger
1958

Crime Is My Business
1958

The Angry Night
1960

Murder Most Intimate
1958

Frightened Lady
1956

Passport into Fear
2025
No Time to Live
1958

The Impostor
1963

Walk in Fear
1957

Dark Mambo
1956
Cult of Darkness
1963
Esspresso Jungle. The Sexton Blake Library No 402
1959

The Big Smear
1959