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'''John Bellairs''' was an [[America]]n [fantasy]] [[author]] known for his [[mystery]] and [[gothic]] [[horror]] [[novel]]s targeted at [[young adults]]. He was a devout [[Catholic]], and most of his books are steeped in the [[mysticism]] and respect for the [[supernatural]] of that great religion.

'''John Bellairs''' was an [[America]]n [[fantasy]] [[author]] known for his [[mystery]] and [[gothic]] [[horror]] [[novel]]s targeted at [[young adults]]. He was a devout [[Catholic]], and most of his books are steeped in the [[mysticism]] and respect for the [[supernatural]] of that great religion.

==Works==

==Works==

The success of ''The House with a Clock in Its Walls'' prompted Bellairs' publisher to commission fourteen more young-adult novels, of which the first two (''The Figure in the Shadows'' and ''The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring'') featured the first book's protagonist Lewis Barnavelt. Bellairs' later novels introduced two more recurring protagonists — Anthony Monday and Johnny Dixon.

The success of ''The House with a Clock in Its Walls'' prompted Bellairs' publisher to commission fourteen more young-adult novels, of which the first two (''The Figure in the Shadows'' and ''The Letter, the Witch, and the Ring'') featured the first book's protagonist Lewis Barnavelt. Bellairs' later novels introduced two more recurring protagonists — Anthony Monday and Johnny Dixon.

In 1991, Bellairs died of [[cardiovascular disease]].

Bellairs died on March 8, 1991 of [[cardiovascular disease]].

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