6 , ▁Hollywood , ▁Florida ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁author ▁of ▁wh od unit ▁crime ▁nov els . ▁He ▁created ▁four ▁series ▁of ▁detect ive ▁stories : ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁with ▁Regin ald ▁De ▁Pu yst er , ▁a ▁s oph istic ated ▁detect ive ▁similar ▁to ▁Phil o ▁V ance ; ▁the ▁second ▁one ▁with ▁his ▁more ▁famous ▁character , ▁Lieutenant ▁Val c our ; ▁the ▁third ▁with ▁Col in ▁St arr , ▁who ▁appeared ▁in ▁four ▁stories ▁in ▁the ▁Str and ▁Magazine ▁during ▁ 1 9 4 0 – 4 1 ; ▁and ▁the ▁fourth ▁with ▁Chief ▁Bill ▁D ug an , ▁who ▁appeared ▁in ▁three ▁stories ▁in ▁The ▁Saint ▁Myst ery ▁Magazine ▁and ▁Ell ery ▁Queen ▁Myst ery ▁Magazine ▁ 1 9 5 6 – 5 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Wild side ▁Press ▁purchased ▁R uf us ▁King ' s ▁copy right s ▁and ▁began ▁re iss uing ▁his ▁work , ▁starting ▁with ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁Chief ▁Bill ▁D ug an ▁mystery ▁short ▁stories . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁ ▁Mur der ▁De ▁Lux e ▁( 1 9 2 7 ) ▁ ▁The ▁F atal ▁K iss ▁Myst ery ▁( 1 9 2 8 ) ▁ ▁Mur der ▁by ▁the ▁C lock ▁( 1 9 2 9 ) ▁ ▁A ▁Woman ▁is ▁Dead ▁( 1 9 2 9 ) ▁ ▁Mur der ▁by ▁Lat itude ▁( 1 9 3 1 ) ▁ ▁Mur der ▁in ▁the ▁Wil let ▁Family ▁( 1 9 3 1 )