NEVER SAY NEVERMORE
Michael R. Hudson
Clearwater, Florida
727•364•3068
editor@ravensheadpress.com
ADVENTURE WRITER MAX CATTO'S BOOKS COMING BACK INTO PRINT
Clearwater, Florida (May 23, 2016) — President and
editor-in-chief of Raven's Head Press, Michael Hudson, is proud to announce
that a new licensing arrangement has been struck with the Estate of world
famous playwright and adventure novelist,
Maxwell Jeffrey
Catto (July 29, 1907 - March 12, 1992).
Catto
wrote adventure novels and dramas for more than four decades and also wrote
under the pseudonym Simon Kent. Ten of his works were adapted for film, the
most notable of which was the novel The Killing Frost, which became
Carol Reed's 1956 film Trapeze starring
Burt Lancaster, Gina Lollobrigida and Tony Curtis. This would be closely
followed by Murphy's War starring
Peter O'Toole. Although he was a holder of a degree in electrical engineering
from Manchester University, Catto began writing novels and plays in the late
1930s. After a stint in the Royal Air Force during World War II,
Catto returned to writing fiction. Exotic settings and fast-paced action were
the trademarks of his novels, defying categorization into any one genre,
instead blending elements of many popular literary styles. Much of his work has
been translated into other languages.
Hudson
says, "Catto's books have long been out of print and being able to locate
his family and work out an arrangement to bring his marvelous works back is
such a thrill. I can't wait to get started."
Spokesperson
for the family, Robin Catto says, “The opportunity of getting to see our
grandfather’s most famous works back in print after all these years will be a
wonderful treat for me and my siblings. We look forward to working with Michael
and Raven’s Head Press.”
The works selected for
republication are as follows: THE KILLING FROST • 1950,
A PRIZE OF GOLD • 1953, A HILL IN
KOREA • 1953, FIRE DOWN BELOW • 1954,
GOLD IN THE SKY • 1956, FERRY TO
HONG KONG • 1957, THE DEVIL AT FOUR O’CLOCK • 1958, THE LIONS AT THE KILL •
1959, MISTER MOSES • 1961, THE TIGER IN THE BED • 1963, D- DAY IN PARADISE •
1963, MURPHY’S WAR • 1969
The first release will be A Prize
of Gold and publication date is scheduled for the fall of 2016.
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