# Walter B. Gibson

Walter Brown Gibson, né le 12 septembre 1897 à Philadelphie, en Pennsylvanie, et mort le 6 décembre 1985 à Kingston, dans l'État de New York, est un écrivain, auteur de nombreux romans et nouvelles publiés dans des pulp, et un magicien américain.

## Biographie

Créateur de The Shadow en 1931, il en écrit, seul ou en collaboration avec Lester Dent, plus de 300 romans et nouvelles consacrés à ce héros, parus initialement dans The Shadow Detective Monthly. Pour cette série où se mêlent des récits policiers, d'aventure et d'espionnage, il emploie toujours le pseudonyme de Maxwell Grant qui sert également à l'écrivain Bruce Elliott.
Il publie également à partir de 1938 des nouvelles ayant pour héros le détective amateur Norgil, qui se produit sur scène comme magicien, et, pendant sa carrière, plus d'une centaine d'ouvrages consacrés à la magie, aux faits divers, au yoga, à l'hypnotisme, au spiritualisme, etc.

## Œuvre
### Romans
#### Série The Shadow signée Maxwell Grant

* The Living Shadow (1931) Publié en français sous le titre Le Disque chinois, Paris, Riny Service, s.d.
* The Eyes of Shadow (1931) Publié en français sous le titre Le Regard sans visage, Paris, Riny Service, s.d.
* The Shadow Laughs (1931)
* The Red Menace (1931)
* Gangdom's Doom (1931)
* The Death Tower (1932)
* The Silent Seven (1932)
* The Black Mask (1932)
* Mobsmen on the Spot (1932)
* Hands in the Dark (1932)
* Double Z (1932)
* The Crime Cult (1932)
* The Blackmail Ring (1932)
* Hidden Death (1932)
* Green Eyes (1932)
* The Ghost Makers (1932)
* The Five Chameleons (1932)
* Dead Men Live (1932)
* The Romanoff Jewels (1932)
* Kings of Crime (1932)
* Shadowed Millions (1933)
* The Creeping Death (1933)
* The Shadow’s Shadow (1933)
* Six Men of Evil (1933)
* Fingers of Death (1933)
* Murder Trail (1933)
* The Silent Death (1933)
* The Shadow’s Justice (1933)
* The Golden Grotto (1933)
* The Death Giver (1933)
* The Red Blot (1933)
* The Ghost of the Manor (1933)
* The Living Joss (1933)
* The Silver Scourge (1933)
* The Black Hush (1933)
* The Isle of Doubt (1933)
* The Grove of Doom (1933)
* Master of Death (1933)
* Road of Crime (1933)
* The Death Triangle (1933)
* The Killer (1933)
* Mox (1933)
* The Crime Clinic (1933)
* Treasures of Death (1933)
* The Embassy Murders (1934)
* The Wealth Seeker (1934)
* The Black Falcon (1934)
* Gray Fist (1934)
* The Circle of Death (1934)
* The Green Box (1934)
* The Cobra (1934)
* Crime Circus (1934)
* Tower of Death (1934)
* Death Clew (1934)
* The Key (1934)
* The Crime Crypt (1934)
* Charg, Monster (1934)
* Chain of Death (1934)
* The Crime Master (1934)
* Gypsy Vengeance (1934)
* Spoils of the Shadow (1934)
* The Garaucan Swindle (1934)
* Murder Marsh (1934)
* The Death Sleep (1934)
* The Chinese Disks (1934)
* Doom on the Hill (1934)
* The Unseen Killer (1934)
* Cyro (1934)
* The Four Signets (1935)
* The Blue Sphinx (1935)
* The Plot Master (1935)
* The Dark Death (1935)
* Crooks Go Straight (1935)
* Bells of Doom (1935)
* Lingo (1935)
* The Triple Trail (1935)
* The Golden Quest (1935)
* The Third Skull (1935)
* Murder Every Hour (1935)
* The Condor (1935)
* The Fate Joss (1935)
* Atoms of Death (1935)
* The Man from Scotland Yard (1935)
* The Creeper (1935)
* Mardi Gras Mystery (1935)
* The London Crimes (1935)
* The Ribbon Clues (1935)
* The House That Vanished (1935)
* The Chinese Tapestry (1935)
* The Python (1935)
* Zemba (1935)
* The Case of Congressman Coyd (1935)
* The Ghost Murders (1936)
* Castle of Doom (1936)
* Death Rides the Skyway (1936)
* The North Woods Mystery (1936)
* The Voodoo Master (1936)
* The Third Shadow (1936)
* The Salamanders (1936)
* The Man from Shanghai (1936)
* The Gray Ghost (1936)
* The City of Doom (1936)
* The Crime Oracle (1936)
* Murder Town (1936)
* The Yellow Door (1936)
* The Broken Napoleons (1936)
* The Sledge-Hammer Crimes (1936)
* Terror Island (1936)
* The Golden Masks (1936)
* Jibaro Death (1936)
* City of Crime (1936)
* Death by Proxy (1936)
* The Strange Disappearance of Joe Cardona (1936)
* The Seven Drops of Blood (1936)
* Intimidation, Inc. (1936)
* Vengeance Is Mine (1937)
* Loot of Death (1937)
* Quetzal (1937)
* Death Token (1937)
* Murder House (1937)
* Washington Crime (1937)
* The Masked Headsman (1937)
* Treasure Trail (1937)
* Brothers of Doom (1937)
* The Shadow’s Rival (1937)
* Crime, Insured (1937)
* House of Silence (1937)
* The Shadow Unmasks (1937)
* The Yellow Band (1937)
* Buried Evidence (1937)
* The Radium Murders (1937)
* The Keeper’s Gold (1937)
* Death Turrets (1937)
* Teeth of the Dragon (1937)
* The Sealed Box (1937)
* Racket Town (1937)
* The Crystal Buddha (1938)
* Hills of Death (1938)
* The Murder Master (1938)
* Face of Doom (1938)
* Serpents of Siva (1938)
* Cards of Death (1938)
* The Hand (1938)
* Voodoo Trail (1938)
* The Rackets King (1938)
* Murder for Sale (1938)
* The Golden Vulture (1938), en collaboration avec Lester Dent
* Death Jewels (1938)
* The Green Hoods (1938)
* The Dead Who Lived (1938)
* Vanished Treasure (1938)
* The Voice (1938)
* Chicago Crime (1938)
* Shadow Over Alcatraz (1938)
* Silver Skull (1938)
* Crimes Rides the Sea (1939)
* Realm of Doom (1939)
* The Lone Tiger (1939)
* The Vindicaor (1939)
* Death Ship (1939)
* Battle of Greed (1939)
* The Three Brothers (1939)
* Smugglers of Death (1939)
* City of Shadows (1939)
* Death from Nowhere (1939)
* Isle of Gold (1939)
* Wizard of Crime (1939)
* The Crime Ray (1939)
* The Golden Master (1939)
* Castle of Crime (1939)
* The Masked Lady (1939)
* Ships of Doom (1939)
* City of Ghosts (1939)
* Shiwan Khan Returns (1939)
* House of Shadows (1939)
* Death's Prenium (1940)
* The Hooded Circle (1940)
* The Getaway Ring (1940)
* Voice of Death (1940)
* The Invincible Shiwan Khan (1940)
* The Veiled Prophet (1940)
* The Spy Ring (1940)
* Death in the Stars (1940)
* Master of Death (with Shiwan Khan) (1940)
* The Scent of Death (1940)
* Gems of Doom (1940)
* Crime at Seven Oaks (1940)
* The Fifth Face (1940)
* Crime County (1940)
* The Wasp (1940)
* Crime Over Miami (1940)
* Xitli, God of Fire (1940)
* The Shadow, the Hawk and the Skull (1940)
* Forgotten Gold (1941)
* The Wasp Returns (1941)
* The Chinese Primerose (1941)
* Mansion of Crime (1941)
* The Time Master (1941)
* The House of Ledge (1941)
* The League of Death (1941)
* Crime Under Cover (1941)
* The Thunder King (1941)
* The Star of Delhi (1941)
* The Blur (1941)
* The Shadow Meets the Mask (1941)
* The Devil Master (1941)
* Garden of Death (1941)
* Dictator of Crime (1941)
* The Blackmail King (1941)
* Temple of Crime (1941)
* Murder Mansion (1941)
* Crime's Stronghold (1941)
* Alibi Trail (1942)
* The Book of Death (1942)
* Death Diamond (1942)
* Veangeance Bay (1942)
* Formula for Crime (1942)
* Room of Doom (1942)
* The Jade Dragon (1942)
* The Northdale Mystery (1942)
* Twins of Crime (1942)
* The Devil’s Feud (1942)
* Five Ivory Boxes (1942)
* Death About Town (1942)
* Legacy of Death (1942)
* Judge Lawless (1942)
* The Vampire Murders (1942)
* Clue for Clue (1942)
* Trail of Vengeance (1942)
* The Murdering Ghost (1942)
* The Hydra (1942)
* The Money Master (1942)
* The Museum Murders (1943)
* Death’s Masquerade (1943)
* The Devil Monsters (1943)
* Wizard of Crime (1943), récit différent de celui du même titre paru en 1939
* The Black Dragon (1943)
* The Robot Master (1943)
* Murder Lake (1943)
* Messenger of Death (1943)
* House of Ghosts (1943)
* King of the Black Market (1943)
* The Muggers (1943)
* Murder by Moonlight (1943)
* The Crystal Skull (1944)
* Syndicate of Death (1944)
* The Toll of Death (1944)
* Crime Caravan (1944)
* The Freak Show Murders (1944)
* Voodoo Death (1944)
* Town of Hate (1944)
* Death in the Crystal (1944)
* The Chest of Chu Chan (1944)
* The Shadow Meets the Mask (1944), récit différent de celui du même titre paru en 1941
* Fountain of Death (1944)
* No Time for Murder (1944)
* Guardian of Death (1945)
* Merry Mrs. Macbeth (1945)
* Five Keys to Crime (1945)
* Death Has Grey Eyes (1945)
* Tear-Drops of Buddha (1945)
* Three Stamps of Death (1945)
* The Mask of Mephisto (1945) Publié en français sous le titre Le Spectre : Le Masque de Méphisto, Grenoble, J. Glénat, coll. « Marginalia » n$^o$ 7, 1977
* Murder by Magic (1945)
* The Taiwan Joss (1945)
* A Quarter of Eight (1945)
* The White Skulls (1945)
* The Stars Promise Death (1945)
* The Banshee Murders (1946)
* Crime Out of Mind (1946)
* Mother Goose Murders (1946)
* Crime Over Casco (1946)
* The Curse of Thoth (1946)
* Alibi Trail (1946), récit différent de celui du même titre paru en 1942
* Malmordo (1946)
* Jade Dragon (1948), récit différent de celui du même titre paru en 1942
* Dead Man’s Chest (1948)
* The Magigals Mystery (1949)
* The Black Circle (1949)
* The Whispering Eyes (1949)

### Nouvelles
#### Série The Shadow

* Enter the Shadow (1938)
* The House of Mox (1938)
* The Hush-Money Expert (1938)
* The Black Falcon (1938)
* Murder Marsh (1938)
* The Lair of Li Sheng (1938)
* Gas! (1938)
* The Fire-Walkers (1938)
* The Man from Mandalay (1938)
* The Golden Pagoda (1938)
* The Great Atlantic Mystery (1939)
* Secret Document Q4 (1940)

#### Série Norgil the Magician

* Ring of Death (1938)
* Murderer's Throne (1938)
* The Second Double (1938)
* Drinks on the House (1938)
* Chinaman's Chance (1938)
* The Glass Box (1938)
* The Mad Magician (1938)
* The Ghost That Came Back (1938)
* The Silver Venus (1938)
* Double-Barrelled Magic (1938)
* Magician's Choice (1938)
* Old Crime Week (1939)
* Murder in Wax (1939)
* The Mystery of Moloch (1939)
* $5,000 Reward (1939)
* The Chest of Ching Ling Foo (1939)
* The Blue Pearls (1939)
* The Lady and the Lion (1940)
* Crime in the Crystal (1940)
* Too Many Ghosts (1940)
* Battle of Magic (1940)
* Tank-Town Tour (1940)

#### Nouvelles signées Walter B. Gibson

* The Day New York Ended (1952)
* The Florentine Masks (1953) Publié en français sous le titre Les Masques florentins, Paris, Fayard, Le Saint détective magazine n$^o$ 12, février 1956
* One Night in Paris (1955) Publié en français sous le titre Une nuit à Paris, Paris, Fayard, Le Saint détective magazine n$^o$ 18, août 1956 ; réédition dans Les Magiciens du crime, Paris, Minerve, 1990

### Autres publications signées Walter B. Gibson

* Pratical Card Tricks (1921-1928)
* The Magic Square (1927)
* Houdini's Escapes and Magic (1930)
* Magic Made Easy: more than 200 mystifying feasts (1932)
* The Science of Numerology (1933)
* Secrets of Magic: a new book of tricks you can do (1945)
* What's New in Magic (1956)
* The Key of Hypnotism (1956)
* The Key of Astronomy (1958)
* The Key to Space Travel (1958)
* The Kay of Judo (1958)
* How to Play Winning Solitaire (1964)
* The Complete Illustrated Book of the Psychic Sciences (1966)
* The Master Magicians: their lives and most famous tricks (1966) Publié en français sous le titre Les Secrets des grands magiciens, Strasbourg, Éditions du spactacle, 1987
* 25 Ways to Beat the Horses (1967)
* Family Games America Plays (1970)
* Popular Card Tricks (1972)
* Professional Magic for Amateurs (1974)
* Poker: how to play - how to win (1974)
* Pinochle (1974)
* Play Poker and Win (1975)
* Beginner's Guide to Magic (1976)
* The Book of Magic (1978)
* Walter Gibson's Encyclopedia of Magic and Conjuring (1976)
* Walter Gibson's Big Book of Magic for All Ages (1980)