Alan G. Yates aka Carter Brown – 325 books, 75 novellas, over 150 million copies sold…more popular than Ian Fleming…most translated works 2nd only to The Bible … JFK’s favourite author. Carter Brown on radio and in comics in Australia…on film in France…on TV in Japan…on stage with Rocky Horror’s Richard O’Brien’s creation of a Carter Brown book musical. Australia’s biggest literary export with huge international success. Alan G. Yates aka Carter Brown and Peter Carter Brown – murder mystery; Dennis Sinclair and Sinclair McKellar – mystery; Todd Conway –westerns; Paul Valdez and Alan Yates – science fiction and horror; Alan G Yates – fiction.
Everyone has heard of Ian Fleming. Everyone has heard of Agatha Christie. We all know J.K Rowling – is Alan G. Yates is the greatest storyteller the world has never known?
“When they made their pitch to him about writing his autobiography I didn’t say a word. I’ve been a cop long enough to know when to keep my mouth shut. But, right off, I could see it making a big, fun book stretching to around five pages of easy-to- read print and maybe it would include a real cute picture of him surrounded by his glasses. Well, like his father said, we all make mistakes.”
— AL WHEELER’S INTRODUCTION TO ALAN G. YATES
AUTOBIOGRAPHY, READY WHEN YOU ARE C.B.!
Of how Yates, born in England, became one of Australia’s greatest literary exports, writing stories mostly set in a fictional US city.
Many of which were written long before he’d even set foot in the country. It’s the story of how these books not only appealed to Americans and Australians but also had huge international success becoming the second most translated books after the bible.
