1. United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960); [syn: Marquand, John Marquand, John Philip Marquand]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
John Philip Marquand
n 1: United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr.
Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960) [syn:
Marquand, John Marquand, John Philip Marquand]