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| The Ram of Aries
| The Ram of Aries
| 1947
| 1947
| ???
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| The Black Dark Murders
| The Black Dark Murders
| 1949
| 1949
| Also published under the title "Out Of The Dark" (1954)
| Robert O. Saber
| Handi-Books #96, pbo, 1949.  (PI’s Phil Keene and Hal Cooper) Ramble House, trade pb, 2004. Also published under the title "Out Of The Dark" (1954)
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| The Affair of the Frigid Blonde
| The Affair of the Frigid Blonde
| 1950
| 1950
| Also published under the title "The Deadly Blonde" (1953)
| Robert O. Saber
| Handi-Books #108, 1950.  (PI Bob Stille) Also published under the title "The Deadly Blonde" (1953)
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| The Dove
| 1951
| Robert O. Saber
| Phantom #502, pbo, 1951.  (PI Carl Guard; Handi-Books #130, pbo, 1951. Pyramid #90, pb, 1953, as Chicago Woman.
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| The Deadly Lover
| The Deadly Lover
| 1951
| 1951
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| Robert O. Saber
| Phantom #502, pbo, 1951.  (PI Carl Guard) 
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| The Scented Flesh
| The Scented Flesh
| 1951
| 1951
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| Robert O. Saber
| Handi-Books #124, 1951. (PI Carl Guard)
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| The Dummy Murder Case
| The Dummy Murder Case
| 1951
| 1951
| Featuring Professor Androcles Caldwell and Bendy Brinks, amateur sleuths, along with Lt. Phelan of the cops.
| Milton K. Ozaki
| Graphic #33, pbo, 1951. Featuring Professor Androcles Caldwell and Bendy Brinks, amateur sleuths, along with Lt. Phelan of the cops.
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| The Dove
| The Dove
| 1951
| 1951
| Robert O. Saber
| Also published under the title "Chicago Woman" (1953)
| Also published under the title "Chicago Woman" (1953)
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| No Way Out
| No Way Out
| 1952
| 1952
| Also published under the title "Borrowed Time" (1955)
| Robert O. Saber
| Phantom Books 512, 1952. Also published under the title "Borrowed Time" (1955)
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| Murder Doll
| Murder Doll
| 1952
| 1952
|  
| Robert O. Saber
| Phantom Books 510, pbo, 1952.  (PI Carl Good) Berkley D2016, pb, November 1959, as by Milton K. Ozaki.
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| The Deadly Pickup
| The Deadly Pickup
| 1953
| 1953
|  
| Milton K. Ozaki
| Graphic #57, pbo, 1952. Graphic #92, 2nd pr., 1954. Berkley D2038, pb, 1960.
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| Murder Honeymoon
| Murder Honeymoon
| 1953
| 1953
| ???
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|  
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| Chicago Woman
| 1953
| Robert O. Saber
| Pyramid #90, 1953.  Reprint of The Dove.
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| City of Sin
| City of Sin
| 1952
| 1952
|  
| Robert O. Saber
| Lancer Double 72-628, pb, 1962.  Original Novels #722, pbo, 1952.  (PI Pete Mallary) Carnival Books #922, pb, 1953. Lancer Double 72-628, pb, 1962, as by Milton K. Ozaki.
  Previously appeared as by Robert O. Saber. [Paired with DAY KEENE Joy House.]
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| Dressed to Kill
| Dressed to Kill
| 1954
| 1954
|  
| Milton K. Ozaki
| Graphic #79, pbo, 1954. (PI Rusty Forbes) Graphic #141, 2nd pr., 1956. Berkley D2007, pb, 1959.
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| Too Young to Die
| Too Young to Die
| 1954
| 1954
|  
| Robert O. Saber
| Graphic #90, 1954.  (PI Carl Good) Graphic #150, 2nd pr., 1957.
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| Shake Hands With The Devil
| Shake Hands With The Devil
| 1954
| 1954
| ???
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| Maid For Murder
| Maid For Murder
| 1955
| 1955
|  
| Milton K. Ozaki
| Ace Double D-135, pbo, 1955.   (PI Carl Guard) [Paired with JAMES HADLEY CHASE Dead Ringer.]
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| A Dame Called Murder
| A Dame Called Murder
| 1955
| 1955
|  
| Robert O. Saber
| Graphic#111, pbo, 1955.  (PI Max Keene)
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| Marked For Murder
| Marked For Murder
| 1955
| 1955
| ???
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|  
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| Model for Murder
| Model for Murder
| 1955
| 1955
| ???
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| Sucker Bait
| Sucker Bait
| 1955
| 1955
|  
| Robert O. Saber
| Graphic #99, 1955.  (PI Carl Good) Graphic #156, 2nd pr., 1957.
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| Never Say Die
| Never Say Die
| 1956
| 1956
|  
| Milton K. Ozaki
| Ace Double D-167, pbo, 1956.   (PI Bob Wherry) [Paired with JOHN CREIGHTON Destroying Angel.]
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| A Time For Murder
| A Time For Murder
| 1956
| 1956
|  
| Robert O. Saber
| Graphic #123, 1956.  (PI Max Keene)
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| Case of the Deadly Kiss
| Case of the Deadly Kiss
| 1957
| 1957
|  
| Milton K. Ozaki
| Gold Medal #715, pbo, November 1957. Unibooks, pb, no date.
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| The Case of the Cop's Wife
| The Case of the Cop's Wife
| 1958
| 1958
|  
| Milton K. Ozaki
| Gold Medal #795, pbo, August 1958.
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| Wake Up and Scream
| Wake Up and Scream
| 1959
| 1959
|  
| Milton K. Ozaki
| Gold Medal #879, pbo, May 1959.
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| Inquest
| Inquest
| 1960
| 1960
|  
| Milton K. Ozaki
| Gold Medal #981, pbo, May 1960.
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| Too Cute To Kill
| Too Cute To Kill

Revision as of 16:52, 23 June 2020

Milton K. Ozaki (June 14, 1913 – November 7, 1989) was a Japanese American writer of pulp fiction mysteries. He also wrote under the name Robert O. Saber.

Life Story

Ozaki was born in Racine, Wisconsin to a Japanese father (Jingaro Ozaki, who later changed his name to Frank) and an American mother, Augusta Rathbun. He lost a leg as a young child. In addition to his work as a writer and journalist, he operated a beauty parlor (the Monsieur Meltoine beauty salon, in the Gold Coast section of Chicago). Ozaki and his wife Dolores B. Ozaki lived at 6314 Fifth Avenue in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In the 1970s, he operated phony mail-order colleges, including the Colorado State Christian College and Hamilton State University, and he was also involved in a company marketing a device fraudulently claimed to increase gas mileage. He died in Reno, Nevada.

Writing Career

Ozaki was the author of approximately two dozen popular mid-20th century detective novels under both his given name and the pseudonym Robert O. Saber, and was one of the first American mystery writers of Japanese descent. His novels are set in the fictional, mid-sized southeastern-Wisconsin city of Stillwell, Wisconsin, which is actually a barely disguised Kenosha.

He started at the bottom of the publisher ladder at the time with Phantom and Handi-Books, moved to Graphic, then to Ace, and finally to Gold Medal.


Novels

Title Year Published as Notes
The Cuckoo Clock 1946 Milton K. Ozaki Ziff-Davis, hc, Handi-Books #100, pb 1950, as Too Many Women. Featuring Professor Androcles Caldwell and Bendy Brinks, amateur sleuths, along with Lt. Phelan of the cops.
A Fiend in Need 1947 Milton K. Ozaki Ziff-Davis, hc, Handi-Books #116, pb, 1950. Featuring Professor Androcles Caldwell and Bendy Brinks, amateur sleuths, along with Lt. Phelan of the cops.
The Ram of Aries 1947 ???
The Black Dark Murders 1949 Robert O. Saber Handi-Books #96, pbo, 1949.  (PI’s Phil Keene and Hal Cooper) Ramble House, trade pb, 2004. Also published under the title "Out Of The Dark" (1954)
The Affair of the Frigid Blonde 1950 Robert O. Saber Handi-Books #108, 1950.  (PI Bob Stille) Also published under the title "The Deadly Blonde" (1953)
The Dove 1951 Robert O. Saber Phantom #502, pbo, 1951.  (PI Carl Guard; Handi-Books #130, pbo, 1951. Pyramid #90, pb, 1953, as Chicago Woman.
The Deadly Lover 1951 Robert O. Saber Phantom #502, pbo, 1951.  (PI Carl Guard) 
The Scented Flesh 1951 Robert O. Saber Handi-Books #124, 1951. (PI Carl Guard)
The Dummy Murder Case 1951 Milton K. Ozaki Graphic #33, pbo, 1951. Featuring Professor Androcles Caldwell and Bendy Brinks, amateur sleuths, along with Lt. Phelan of the cops.
The Dove 1951 Robert O. Saber Also published under the title "Chicago Woman" (1953)
No Way Out 1952 Robert O. Saber Phantom Books 512, 1952. Also published under the title "Borrowed Time" (1955)
Murder Doll 1952 Robert O. Saber Phantom Books 510, pbo, 1952.  (PI Carl Good) Berkley D2016, pb, November 1959, as by Milton K. Ozaki.
The Deadly Pickup 1953 Milton K. Ozaki Graphic #57, pbo, 1952. Graphic #92, 2nd pr., 1954. Berkley D2038, pb, 1960.
Murder Honeymoon 1953 ???
Chicago Woman 1953 Robert O. Saber Pyramid #90, 1953.  Reprint of The Dove.
City of Sin 1952 Robert O. Saber Lancer Double 72-628, pb, 1962.  Original Novels #722, pbo, 1952.  (PI Pete Mallary) Carnival Books #922, pb, 1953. Lancer Double 72-628, pb, 1962, as by Milton K. Ozaki.
 Previously appeared as by Robert O. Saber. [Paired with DAY KEENE Joy House.]
Dressed to Kill 1954 Milton K. Ozaki Graphic #79, pbo, 1954. (PI Rusty Forbes) Graphic #141, 2nd pr., 1956. Berkley D2007, pb, 1959.
Too Young to Die 1954 Robert O. Saber Graphic #90, 1954.  (PI Carl Good) Graphic #150, 2nd pr., 1957.
Shake Hands With The Devil 1954 ???
Maid For Murder 1955 Milton K. Ozaki Ace Double D-135, pbo, 1955.   (PI Carl Guard) [Paired with JAMES HADLEY CHASE Dead Ringer.]
A Dame Called Murder 1955 Robert O. Saber Graphic#111, pbo, 1955.  (PI Max Keene)
Marked For Murder 1955 ???
Model for Murder 1955 ???
Sucker Bait 1955 Robert O. Saber Graphic #99, 1955.  (PI Carl Good) Graphic #156, 2nd pr., 1957.
Never Say Die 1956 Milton K. Ozaki Ace Double D-167, pbo, 1956.   (PI Bob Wherry) [Paired with JOHN CREIGHTON Destroying Angel.]
A Time For Murder 1956 Robert O. Saber Graphic #123, 1956.  (PI Max Keene)
Case of the Deadly Kiss 1957 Milton K. Ozaki Gold Medal #715, pbo, November 1957. Unibooks, pb, no date.
The Case of the Cop's Wife 1958 Milton K. Ozaki Gold Medal #795, pbo, August 1958.
Wake Up and Scream 1959 Milton K. Ozaki Gold Medal #879, pbo, May 1959.
Inquest 1960 Milton K. Ozaki Gold Medal #981, pbo, May 1960.
Too Cute To Kill Unknown

Games

Milton K. Ozaki also designed a dice game, Murder Dice, which was similar to Yahtzee and was based on the events in a murder trial.