Arthur J Rees

Arthur John Rees (1872–29 November 1942), was an Australian-born journalist and mystery writer.

Born in St Kilda, Melbourne, He was for a short time on the staff of the Melbourne Age before moving to New Zealand, where he joined the staff of the New Zealand Herald. In April 1910 he was appointed editor of the NZ Truth, but returned to Australia in August 1910. He then moved to England, where he worked for The Times.

His first novel, The Merry Marauders, was set in New Zealand. This was followed by The Hampstead Mystery, in collaboration with Australian mystery writer John Reay Watson. By the time of his fifth novel, he had relocated permanently to England, where he lived in Worthing, Sussex. While in Australia his wife divorced him for desertion. He resumed journalistic work for the Melbourne Herald, with a series of articles on "authors I have known"; he continued to contribute articles to the Melbourne Herald from London until his death in 1942.