# Authors with pseudonyms--any whose identity was never cracked? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 19, 2013, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-with-pseudonyms-any-whose-identity-was-never-cracked/663917 "2013-07-19T07:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bill\_Mullins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@Bill\_Mullins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Mullins)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-with-pseudonyms-any-whose-identity-was-never-cracked/663917/21 "2018-02-03T16:28:58Z")
To answer the OP’s question, there is an [important book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expert_at_the_Card_Table) on sleight of hand with playing cards, as used in cheating at the card table and in magic, for which the author has never been identified. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-with-pseudonyms-any-whose-identity-was-never-cracked/663917/22 "2018-02-03T16:30:43Z")
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-with-pseudonyms-any-whose-identity-was-never-cracked/663917/23 "2018-02-03T17:14:08Z")
If you include authors of famous letters, Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac Killer qualify. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-with-pseudonyms-any-whose-identity-was-never-cracked/663917.md?page=1)