The Air Freight Mystery by W.E. Butterworth

The Air Freight Mystery by W.E. Butterworth

W.E. Butterworth

1929-2019

William E. Butterworth, a prolific author, was born in New Jersey and raised in Boston, Philadelphia, and Manhattan. At the age of sixteen, he enlisted in the US Army and received training in counterintelligence. Initially stationed in Germany, he was later recalled to active duty to serve in the Korean War, where he worked as a combat correspondent. Following his discharge in 1953, Butterworth began writing novels while working as a civilian information officer at Ft. Rucker. In 1960, his first novel, Comfort Me with Love, was published, and he subsequently resigned from his job to focus on writing full-time. Butterworth published over 125 works under various pen names, including his first book for younger readers, The Wonders of Astronomy, in 1964.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org

1978

The Air Freight Mystery. New York; Four Winds Press, 1978.

AL Book Collection

Butterworth, W.E., “The Air Freight Mystery by W.E. Butterworth,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed October 5, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/7807.