Pick was the author of the novels ''Out of the Pit'', ''The Lonely Aren't Alone'', ''Under the Crust'' and ''A Land Fit for Eros'', the last co-authored with John Atkins. He also wrote a number of short stories, articles, poetry, and nonfiction works. ''The Last Valley'' (originally published in the UK in 1959 as ''The Fat Valley'') was his first book to be published in the United States. It was later made into a film starring Omar Sharif and Michael Caine.