Benjamin Appel

Benjamin Appel, or Benjamin Apple (September 13 1907, New York City - April 1977) was an American writer (novelist). He was one of the writers of the period specializing in detective and crime fiction, sometimes from a radical perspective.

Appel grew up in the Hell's Kitchen area of New York City. It was this experience that he drew upon when writing his novels. [ [http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv40368 Guide to the Benjamin Appel Papers 1928-1965 ] ]

Before he began earning a living from his writing, he was a bank clerk, farmer, lumberjack, factory-hand and a housing inspector for New York City.

Works

* "Brain Guy", aka "The Enforcer" (1934)
* "Four Roads to Death", aka "Gold and Flesh" (1935)
* "The Power-House" (1939)
* "The Dark Stain" (1943)
* "But Not Yet Slain" (1947)
* "Plunder" (1952)
* "Dock Walloper" (1953)
* "Life and Death of a Tough Guy", aka "Teen-Age Mobster" (1955)
* "Hell's Kitchen", aka "Alley Kids" (1956)
* "The Raw Edge" (1958)
* "The Funhouse", aka "The Death Master" (1959)
* "Big Man, A Fast Man" (1961)
* "A Time of Fortune" (1963)
* "Brain Guy / Plunder" (2005)