Gilbert John "Gil" Brewer (November 20, 1922 – January 9, 1983) was an American writer of crime novels and short stories.
Born on November 20, 1922, in Canandaigua, New York, he was the son of Gilbert Thomas Brewer and Ruth Wilhelmina Olschewske.
[3] After leaving the army at the end of World War II, Brewer joined his family, who had settled in St. Petersburg, Florida.
[4] Unwilling to promote himself, his career took a turn for the worse after a mental breakdown, and a long decline into alcoholism.
[4] This list does not include most of the many stories where Brewer was published under pseudonyms such as Elaine Evans, Connie Everett, Eric Fitzgerald, Morgana Hill, Jack Holland, Dee Laye, Marc Mixer, Bailey Morgan, Luke Morgann [sic], Frank Sebastian, Alex Sexton, Anita Sultry, Viola Vixen, and more.