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Elinore Denniston
Born(1900-09-20)September 20, 1900
North Dakota
DiedMay 24, 1978(1978-05-24) (aged 77)
Phoenix, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Other names
  • Dennis Allan
  • Rae Foley
  • Helen K. Maxwell
OccupationWriter

Elinore Denniston (September 20, 1900 – May 24, 1978) was an American writer of more than 40 mystery novels under the pseudonym Rae Foley [1] She wrote other mysteries as Helen K. Maxwell [2] and Dennis Allan. [3] She also wrote books for children. [1] In a brief comment in Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers, author Herbert Harris describes her as "one of the most prolific and successful of America's 'romantic suspense' novelists...". [4]

Biography

Elinore Denniston was born on September 20, 1900, in North Dakota. She began writing under the pseudonym Dennis Allen in 1936. She worked as an assistant to the playwright Theresa Helburn. She also worked as an assistant to Eleanor Roosevelt. She died on May 24, 1978, in Phoenix, Arizona. [5]

Bibliography

Mystery novels

As Dennis Allan

  • House of Treason (1936) [6]
  • Brandon Is Missing (1940) [7]
  • The Case of the Headless Corpse (1940) [8]
  • Born to Be Murdered (1952) [9]
  • Dead to Rights (1953) [10]

As Rae Foley

  • No Tears for the Dead (1948) [11]
  • Girl from Nowhere (1949) [12]
  • Bones of Contention (1950) [13]
  • The Hundredth Door (1950) [14]
  • An Ape in Velvet (1951) [15]
  • Wake the Sleeping Wolf (1952) [16]
  • Don't Kill, My Love (1952) [17]
  • The Man in the Shadow (1953) [18]
  • Death and Mr. Potter (1955) [19]
  • Dark Intent (1955) [20]
  • The Last Gamble (1956) [21]
  • Run for Your Life (1957) [22]
  • Where Is Mary Bostwick? (1958) [23]
  • It's Murder, Mr. Potter (1961) [24]
  • Repent at Leisure: a Mr. Potter Mystery (1962) [25]
  • Back Door to Death, a Mr. Potter Mystery (1963). [26] Republished as Nightmare Honeymoon (1976). [27]
  • Scared to Death (1963) [28]
  • Fatal Lady: A Mr. Potter Mystery (1964) [29]
  • Suffer a Witch (1965) [30]
  • Call It Accident (1965) [31]
  • Wild Night (1966) [32]
  • The Shelton Conspiracy (1967) [33]
  • Fear of a Stranger (1967) [34]
  • Nightmare House (1968) [35]
  • No Hiding Place (1969) [36]
  • Girl on a High Wire (1969) [37]
  • A Calculated Risk (1970) [38]
  • This Woman Wanted (1971) [39]
  • Ominous Star (1971) [40]
  • Sleep Without Morning (1972) [41]
  • The First Mrs. Winston (1972) [42]
  • Malice Domestic (1972) [43]
  • Trust a Woman? (1973) [44]
  • One O'clock at the Gotham (1974) [45]
  • Dangerous to Me (1974) [46]
  • The Dark Hill (1974) [47]
  • The Brownstone House (1974) [48]
  • Put Out the Light (1976) [49]
  • Where Helen Lies (1976) [50]
  • Murder by Bequest (1976) [51]
  • The Slippery Step: A Novel of Suspense (1977) [52]
  • The Barclay Place (1978) [53]
  • The Girl Who Had Everything (1978) [54]

As Elinore Denniston

  • Madness in the Spring (1954) [55]

As Helen K. Maxwell

  • The Girl in a Mask (1970) [56]
  • Leave It to Amanda (1972) [57]
  • The Livingston Heirs (1973) [58]

Other

As Elinore Denniston

  • Translation of Gouverneur Morris, Witness of Two Revolutions by Daniel Walther (1934) [4]
  • America's Silent Investigators; The Story of the Postal Inspectors Who Protect the United States Mail (1964) [59]

As Elinore Denniston with Catherine Barjansky

  • Portraits with Backgrounds (1948) [60]

As Rae Foley

  • Famous American Spies (1962) [61]
  • Famous Makers of America (1963) [62]

References

  1. ^ a b "Biography in Context: Elinore Denniston". Contemporary Authors Online. Gale. 1998. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1971:January – June". Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1973. p. 354. Retrieved May 27, 2019 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series: Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals. Part 1B". Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1946. p. 172. Retrieved May 27, 2019 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b Harris, Herbert (1980). "Foley, Rae". In John M. Reilly (ed.). Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers. London and Basingstoke: The MacMillan Press. pp.  588−90. ISBN  0-333-30107-2.
  5. ^ "Rae Foley". LibraryThing. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ House of Treason. WorldCat. OCLC  13323033. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  7. ^ Brandon Is Missing. WorldCat. OCLC  3958933. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  8. ^ The Case of the Headless Corpse. WorldCat. OCLC  40197964. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  9. ^ Born to Be Murdered. WorldCat. OCLC  30183549. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  10. ^ Dead to Rights. WorldCat. OCLC  30174711. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  11. ^ No Tears for the Dead. WorldCat. OCLC  6390138. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  12. ^ Girl from Nowhere. WorldCat. OCLC  6552808. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  13. ^ Bones of Contention. WorldCat. OCLC  1896532. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  14. ^ The Hundredth Door. WorldCat. OCLC  1896546. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  15. ^ An Ape in Velvet. WorldCat. OCLC  1896517. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  16. ^ Wake the Sleeping Wolf. WorldCat. OCLC  1664994. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  17. ^ Don't Kill, My Love. WorldCat. OCLC  21259552. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  18. ^ The Man in the Shadow. WorldCat. OCLC  10062827. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  19. ^ Death and Mr. Potter. WorldCat. OCLC  1706841. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  20. ^ Dark Intent. WorldCat. OCLC  221607112. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  21. ^ The Last Gamble. WorldCat. OCLC  2273999. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  22. ^ Run for Your Life. WorldCat. OCLC  7117340. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  23. ^ Where Is Mary Bostwick?. WorldCat. OCLC  8641283. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  24. ^ It's Murder, Mr. Potter. WorldCat. OCLC  12104838. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  25. ^ Repent at Leisure. WorldCat. OCLC  5578384. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  26. ^ Back Door to Death. WorldCat. OCLC  1435284. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  27. ^ Nightmare Honeymoon. WorldCat. OCLC  6204108. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  28. ^ Scared to Death. WorldCat. OCLC  1435779. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  29. ^ Fatal Lady. WorldCat. OCLC  1435447. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  30. ^ Suffer a Witch. WorldCat. OCLC  1435720. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  31. ^ Call It Accident. WorldCat. OCLC  1435314. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  32. ^ Wild Night. WorldCat. OCLC  781907508. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  33. ^ The Shelton Conspiracy. OCLC  1435688. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  34. ^ Fear of a Stranger. WorldCat. OCLC  1169686. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  35. ^ Nightmare House. WorldCat. OCLC  7443446. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  36. ^ No Hiding Place. WorldCat. OCLC  5893. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  37. ^ Girl on a High Wire. WorldCat. OCLC  9600517. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  38. ^ A Calculated Risk. WorldCat. OCLC  99708. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  39. ^ This Woman Wanted. WorldCat. OCLC  731237725. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  40. ^ Ominous Star. WorldCat. OCLC  24118164. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  41. ^ Sleep Without Morning. WorldCat. OCLC  281249. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  42. ^ The First Mrs. Winston. WorldCat. OCLC  520644. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  43. ^ Malice Domestic. WorldCat. OCLC  1948580. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  44. ^ Trust a Woman?. WorldCat. OCLC  604942. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  45. ^ One O'clock at the Gotham. WorldCat. OCLC  607268224. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  46. ^ Dangerous to Me. WorldCat. OCLC  13931049. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  47. ^ The Dark Hill. WorldCat. OCLC  748453086. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  48. ^ The Brownstone House. WorldCat. OCLC  977593. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  49. ^ Put Out the Light. WorldCat. OCLC  731237724. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  50. ^ Where Helen Lies. WorldCat. OCLC  607273608. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  51. ^ Murder by Bequest. WorldCat. OCLC  16299662. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  52. ^ The Slippery Step. WorldCat. OCLC  2797622. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  53. ^ The Barclay Place. WorldCat. OCLC  4256675. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  54. ^ The Girl Who Had Everything. WorldCat. OCLC  16433918. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  55. ^ Madness in the Spring. WorldCat. OCLC  1663138. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  56. ^ The Girl in a Mask. WorldCat. OCLC  463840320. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  57. ^ Leave It to Amanda. WorldCat. OCLC  278355. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  58. ^ The Livingston Heirs. WorldCat. OCLC  667244. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  59. ^ America's Silent Investigators; The Story of the Postal Inspectors Who Protect the United States Mail. WorldCat. OCLC  1402546. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  60. ^ Portraits with Backgrounds. WorldCat. OCLC  331250. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  61. ^ Famous American Spies. WorldCat. OCLC  5325740. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  62. ^ Famous Makers of America. WorldCat. OCLC  2205509. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
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