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ⓘ About William Johnston
William Johnston was one of the popular authors from America who has written a number of highly successful novels in his career. He was born on January 11, 1924 in Lincoln, Illinois, United States, and died on October 15, 2010. Johnston has many of his novels under a number of pen names such as Willa Jay, Alex Steele, Susan Claudia, William Howard, Ed Garth, and Heather Sinclair. Before becoming a full time author he was involved in a variety of activities. In the year 1942, he joined the American navy and went on to serve in the Pacific Ocean, Later, he worked as an advertising executive, PR man, disc jockey, magazine editor, as well as a number of other jobs. Eventually, he began his writing career in the year 1960 with his first novel, The Marriage Cage.
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Max Smart and the Ghastly Ghost Affair
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 1969
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Who is William Johnston?
William Johnston was one of the popular authors from America who has written a number of highly successful novels in his career. He was born on January 11, 1924 in Lincoln, Illinois, United States, and died on October 15, 2010. Johnston has many of his novels under a number of pen names such as Willa Jay, Alex Steele, Susan Claudia, William Howard, Ed Garth, and Heather Sinclair.
Which William Johnston series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Doctor Kildare series, the earliest of William Johnston's multi-book series: it opens with The Faces of Love (1963) and runs to 3 books across 1963–1964, ending with The Magic Key (1964). William Johnston's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has William Johnston written?
William Johnston has 64 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1960 and 1990. 36 of them belong to 8 named series — the largest being the Max Smart series with 9 books — and 28 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should William Johnston's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. William Johnston's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Doctor Kildare (1963–1964, 3 books), The Nurses (1963, 2 books) and Max Smart (1965–1969, 9 books), plus 5 more.
How are William Johnston's books organised into series?
This guide splits William Johnston's 64 books into 8 named series and 28 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Max Smart (9 books, 1965–1969); Happy Days (8 books, 1974–1977); Welcome Back, Kotter (6 books, 1976–1977); Flying Nun (5 books, 1968); Doctor Kildare (3 books, 1963–1964), plus 3 further series.