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Robert Lloyd Fish (21 August 1912 – 23 February 1981) was an American writer of crime fiction. His first novel, ''The Fugitive'', gained him the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel in 1962, and his short story "Moonlight Gardener" was awarded the Edgar for best short story in 1972. His 1963 novel ''Mute Witness'', written under the pseudonym Robert L. Pike, was filmed in 1968 as ''Bullitt'', starring Steve McQueen. ==Career== Fish was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and studied engineering at Case School of Applied Science, where he graduated in 1933. Thereafter, he had a successful career in engineering management and consultancy,〔Vizzier, Anne R, "Robert L. Fish", in 〕 working in several countries that he later used as settings for his stories. In 1960, while working in Rio de Janeiro, where he had lived for the previous decade, Fish submitted his first short story to ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine''. He subsequently wrote over 30 novels and numerous short stories. In 1963, Fish completed the Jack London-novel ''The Assassination Bureau, Ltd'' based on the unfinished manuscript with additional notes by London and an ending outline done by London's wife Charmian shortly before her death in 1955. Robert Fish died in February 1981 at his home in Trumbull, Connecticut. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert L. Fish」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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