Educated in law at the National University in D.C., Quinn was admitted to the bar in 1910. He served in the First World War and, following the war, worked as an editor while writing technical papers and some pulp fiction. In 1917, he published his first story, The Law of the Movies, in The Motion Pictures Magazine. Quinn was a prolific author, producing over 500 short stories, some novels and, of course, various law papers. In 1925, he introduced the character of Jules de Grandin, the occult detective. Quinn's primary role was as a lawyer and journalism took a back seat. He specialized in mortuary jurisprudence and was the editor of Casket & Sunnyside for 15 years. His works include The Horror on the Links (1925), Written in Blood (1926), The Brain-Thief (1930), The Ghost Helper (1931), The Devil's Bride(1932), Why Is It Famous? (1933), Frozen Beauty (1938), An Encyclopaedic Law Glossary for Funeral Directors and Embalmers (1940) Lords of the Ghostlands (1945), Lotte (1946), Roads (1948), The Phantom Freighter (1966) and Alien Flesh (1977 Posthumous). |
