Harold Q. Masur was an American lawyer and author of mystery novels.

He graduated from the New York University School of Law in 1934 and practiced law between 1935 and 1942. Then he joined the U.S. Air Force. In the late 30s he started writing Pulp Fiction. In 1973 he was President of the Mystery Writers of America

Mystery Writers of America

Mystery Writers of America is an organization for mystery writers, based in New York.The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday....

Works

• Bury Me Deep (1947)
• Suddenly A Corpse (1949)
• You Can't Live Forever (1951)
• So Rich, So Lovely, and So Dead (1952)
• The Big Money (1954)
• Tall, Dark & Deadly (1956)
• The Last Gamble (UK Title: The Last Breath) (Also published as: Murder on Broadway) (1958)
• Send Another Hearse (1960)
• The Name Is Jordan (short stories) (1962)
• Make a Killing (1964)
• The Legacy Lenders (1967)
• The Attorney (1973)
• The Broker (1981)
• The Mourning After (1981)

Masur also wrote the script for The $2,000,000 Defense, an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. The series featured dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. By the premiere of the show on October 2, 1955, Hitchcock had been directing films for over three decades...

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