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Thomas Chastain

1921 – 1994

American writer

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Lived 1921 – 1994 (aged 73). Thomas Chastain was an American novelist and screenwriter.

Thomas Chastain (January 17, 1921 – September 1, 1994) was an American author of crime fiction. He is best known for his bestseller Who Killed the Robins Family? And Where and When and Why and How Did They Die? as well as the sequel to that work.

Chastain died September 1, 1994, aged 73, from lung cancer at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. He was married to Louise until his death and had a brother and a sister.

Selected bibliography Judgment Day (1962) Death Walk (1971) Assassination Brigade (under the pseudonym Nick Carter) (1974) Pandora's Box (1974) 911 (1976) Vital Statistics (1977) High Voltage (1979) The Diamond Exchange (1981) Nightscape (1982) Who Killed the Robins Family? And Where and When and Why and How Did They Die? (1983) Where The Truth Lies (1988) Perry Mason in the Case of Too Many Murders (1989) Perry Mason in the Case of the Burning Bequest (1990) The Prosecutor (1992)

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Johns Hopkins University

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Who was Thomas Chastain?

American writer (1921–1994)

When was Thomas Chastain born?

Thomas Chastain was born on 17 January 1921 in Sydney.

When did Thomas Chastain die?

Thomas Chastain died on 1 September 1994 in Manhattan.

What was Thomas Chastain's occupation?

Thomas Chastain was a novelist and screenwriter.

What nationality was Thomas Chastain?

Thomas Chastain was American.

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· Wikidata: Q5697468

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