Arthur John Rees (1877-1942) was an Australian journalist, born in Melbourne. His proficiency was in writing crime mystery stories, amongst which are: The Shrieking Pit (1919), The Hand in the Dark (1920), The Moon Rock (1922) and Island of Destiny (1923). He also co-authored two works with John Reay Watson (1872-? ): The Hampstead Mystery (1916) and The Mystery of the Downs (1918).