Timothy Brace (1901-1969) was the pseudonym used by regional writer Theodore Pratt (1901-1969) when he wrote a series of four detective stories in the late 1930's. He was born in the Midwest and later grew up and was educated in the Northeast. He held various writing positions in New York City before becoming the European correspondent for a NYC newspaper. Apparently, he was forced to leave Spain because of a highly inflammatory article he wrote about the people of Mallorca. He moved to Florida in 1934 and lived out most of his remaining 35 years in the Sunshine State. Pratt published over thirty novels, some short stories and plays and many non-fiction works. Pratt traveled extensively throughout Florida researching material for his books, most of which were set in Florida during several different historical periods. Five of his books written in the 1940's were turned into films, two of the best known were The Barefoot Mailman, starring Robert Cummings, released in 1951 and the partly animated feature starring Don Knotts, The Incredible Mr. Limpet, released in 1964. At the time of his death in 1969 he was considered Florida's foremost regional writer and an expert in all aspects of Floridian history.

Bob Schneider.

Bibliography

Murder Goes Fishing (1936)

Murder Goes in a Trailer (1937)

Murder Goes to the Dogs (1938)

Murder Goes to the Worlds Fair (1939)