The Drink Tank 439 - Crime Fiction Pre-1950

Harald Harst was the brainchild of Walther Kabel (1878 – 1935). A veteran of World War I, Kabel was one of the most popular and prolific German dime novel writers of the Weimar Republic era, writing mysteries, war and adventure novels and even erotica under a myriad of pen names. Harald Harst was his most successful character, racking up 366 adventures between 1920 and 1934.