birth_date: 1904-03-28 00:00:00
avg_rating: 3.72
name: Day Keene
about: Day Keene, whose real name was Gunnar Hjerstedt, was one of the leading paperback mystery writers of the 1950s. Along with writing over 50 novels, he also wrote for radio, television, movies, and pulp magazines. Often his stories were set in South Florida or swamp towns in Louisiana, and included a man wrongly accused and on the run, determined to clear his name.
death_date: 1969-01-09 00:00:00