Octavus Roy Cohen (1891-1959) was an American writer of humour and detective stories. He was born in South Carolina and worked as a civil engineer and journalist before being admitted to the bar in 1913. He married Inez Loopez in 1914. In 1915 he became a full-time writer. His detectives are Florian Slappey, a 'coloured gentleman' and Jim Hanvey, an overweight detective.

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The Other Woman (1917) {with JU Giesy}

The Crimson Alibi (1919)

Gray Dusk (1920)

Six Seconds of Darkness (1921)

Assorted Chocolates (1922)

Midnight (1922)

Jim Hanvey Detective (1923)

The Iron Chalice (1925)

Detours (1927)

The Outer Gate (1927)

Florian Slappey Goes Abroad (1928)

The May Day Mystery (1929)

The Backstage Mystery (1930) aka Curtain at Eight

Epic Peters, Pullman Porter (1930)

Cameos (1931)

Lilies of the Alley (1931)

Carbon Copies (1932)

Star of Earth (1932)

The Townsend Murder Mystery (1933)

Scrambled Yeggs (1934)

Child of Evil (1936)

I Love You Again (1937) aka There’s Always Time to Die

East of Broadway (1938)

Florian Slappey (1938)

Strange Honeymoon (1939)

Romance in Crimson (1940) aka Murder in Season

Lady in Armor (1941)

Sound of Revelry (1943)

Romance in the First Degree (1944)

Danger in Paradise (1945)

Dangerous Lady (1946)

Love Has No Alibi (1946)

Don’t Ever Love Me (1947)

More Beautiful Than Murder (1948)

My Love Wears Black (1948)

A Bullet for My Love (1950)

The Corpse That Walked (1951)

Lost Lady (1951)

Love Can Be Dangerous (1955) aka The Intruder