Raymond Leslie Goldman (1895-1950) was an American author of short stories and detective novels.

[5] He regularly contributed short stories, often humorous, to The Saturday Evening Post and other magazines.

Other works of Goldman's adapted into films included Battling Bunyan (1924), from a short story in the Saturday Evening Post, and That Red-Headed Hussy (1929).

Commencing in 1929 with The Hartwell Case,[5] Goldman gradually transitioned from short stories to detective fiction, notably a six-title series whose protagonists were newspaper editor Asaph Clume and fiery, red-headed reporter Rufus Reed.

[6] Rufus often narrated their investigations, which took place in a fictional small town in the American Midwest.