Marquand

Mar·quand

M0118300 (mär-kwŏnd′), John Phillips 1893-1960. American writer who created the Japanese sleuth Mr. Moto and wrote comic novels about rich New England families, including Wickford Point (1939).

Marquand

(mɑːˈkwɒnd) n (Biography) J(ohn) P(hillips). 1893–1960, US novelist, noted for his stories featuring the Japanese detective Mr Moto and for his satirical comedies of New England life, such as The Late George Apley (1937)

Mar•quand

(mɑrˈkwɒnd)

n. J(ohn) P(hillips), 1893–1960, U.S. novelist.

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Marquand - United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960)John Marquand, John Philip Marquand