Elinore Denniston

Elinore Denniston
Born(1900-09-20)September 20, 1900
North Dakota
DiedMay 24, 1978(1978-05-24) (aged 77)
Phoenix, Arizona
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 (some originally published as Elinore Denniston)

  • No Tears for the Dead (1948)[11]
  • Girl from Nowhere (1949)[12]
  • Bones of Contention (1950).[13]Republished as The Other Woman (1976)[14]
  • The Hundredth Door (1950)[15]
  • An Ape in Velvet (1951)[16]
  • Wake the Sleeping Wolf (1952).[17]Republished as Don't Kill, My Love (1952)[18]
  • The Man in the Shadow (1953)[19]
  • Dark Intent (1954)[20]
  • Madness in the Spring (1954)[21]
  • Death and Mr. Potter (1955).[22]Republished as The Peacock Is a Bird of Prey (1976)[23]
  • The Last Gamble (1956)[24]
  • Run for Your Life (1957)[25]
  • Where Is Mary Bostwick? (1958)[26]
  • It's Murder, Mr. Potter (1961)[27]
  • Repent at Leisure: a Mr. Potter Mystery (1962)[28]
  • Back Door to Death, a Mr. Potter Mystery (1963).[29] Republished as Nightmare Honeymoon (1976).[30]
  • Scared to Death (1963)[31]
  • Fatal Lady: A Mr. Potter Mystery (1964)[32]
  • Suffer a Witch (1965)[33]
  • Call It Accident (1965)[34]
  • Wild Night (1966)[35]
  • The Shelton Conspiracy (1967)[36]
  • Fear of a Stranger (1967)[37]
  • Nightmare House (1968)[38]
  • No Hiding Place (1969)[39]
  • Girl on a High Wire (1969)[40]
  • A Calculated Risk (1970)[41]
  • This Woman Wanted (1971)[42]
  • Ominous Star (1971)[43]
  • Sleep Without Morning (1972)[44]
  • The First Mrs. Winston (1972)[45]
  • Malice Domestic (1972)[46]
  • Reckless Lady (1973)[47]
  • Trust a Woman? (1973)[48]
  • One O'clock at the Gotham (1974)[49]
  • Dangerous to Me (1974)[50]
  • The Dark Hill (1974)[51]
  • The Brownstone House (1974).[52]Republished as Murder by Bequest (1976)[53]
  • The Barclay Place (1975)[54]
  • Put Out the Light (1976)[55]
  • Where Helen Lies (1976)[56]
  • The Slippery Step: A Novel of Suspense (1977)[57]
  • The Girl Who Had Everything (1978)[58]

As Helen K. Maxwell

  • The Girl in a Mask (1970)[59]
  • Leave It to Amanda (1972)[60]
  • The Livingston Heirs (1973)[61]

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)[62]

As Elinore Denniston with Catherine Barjansky

  • Portraits with Backgrounds (1947)[63]

As Rae Foley

  • Famous American Spies (1962)[64]
  • Famous Makers of America (1963)[65]

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.
  7. ^ Brandon Is Missing. WorldCat. OCLC 3958933.
  8. ^ The Case of the Headless Corpse. WorldCat. OCLC 40197964.
  9. ^ Born to Be Murdered. WorldCat. OCLC 30183549.
  10. ^ Dead to Rights. WorldCat. OCLC 30174711.
  11. ^ No Tears for the Dead. WorldCat. OCLC 6390138.
  12. ^ Girl from Nowhere. WorldCat. OCLC 6552808.
  13. ^ Bones of Contention. WorldCat. OCLC 1896532.
  14. ^ The Other Woman. WorldCat. OCLC 3012698.
  15. ^ The Hundredth Door. WorldCat. OCLC 1896546.
  16. ^ An Ape in Velvet. WorldCat. OCLC 1896517.
  17. ^ Wake the Sleeping Wolf. WorldCat. OCLC 1664994.
  18. ^ Don't Kill, My Love. WorldCat. OCLC 21259552.
  19. ^ The Man in the Shadow. WorldCat. OCLC 10062827.
  20. ^ Dark Intent. WorldCat. OCLC 221607112.
  21. ^ Madness in the Spring. WorldCat. OCLC 1663138.
  22. ^ Death and Mr. Potter. WorldCat. OCLC 1706841.
  23. ^ The Peacock Is a Bird of Prey. WorldCat. OCLC 1020702912.
  24. ^ The Last Gamble. WorldCat. OCLC 2273999.
  25. ^ Run for Your Life. WorldCat. OCLC 7117340.
  26. ^ Where Is Mary Bostwick?. WorldCat. OCLC 8641283.
  27. ^ It's Murder, Mr. Potter. WorldCat. OCLC 12104838.
  28. ^ Repent at Leisure. WorldCat. OCLC 5578384.
  29. ^ Back Door to Death. WorldCat. OCLC 1435284.
  30. ^ Nightmare Honeymoon. WorldCat. OCLC 6204108.
  31. ^ Scared to Death. WorldCat. OCLC 1435779.
  32. ^ Fatal Lady. WorldCat. OCLC 1435447.
  33. ^ Suffer a Witch. WorldCat. OCLC 1435720.
  34. ^ Call It Accident. WorldCat. OCLC 1435314.
  35. ^ Wild Night. WorldCat. OCLC 781907508.
  36. ^ The Shelton Conspiracy. OCLC 1435688.
  37. ^ Fear of a Stranger. WorldCat. OCLC 1169686.
  38. ^ Nightmare House. WorldCat. OCLC 7443446.
  39. ^ No Hiding Place. WorldCat. OCLC 5893.
  40. ^ Girl on a High Wire. WorldCat. OCLC 9600517.
  41. ^ A Calculated Risk. WorldCat. OCLC 99708.
  42. ^ This Woman Wanted. WorldCat. OCLC 731237725.
  43. ^ Ominous Star. WorldCat. OCLC 24118164.
  44. ^ Sleep Without Morning. WorldCat. OCLC 281249.
  45. ^ The First Mrs. Winston. WorldCat. OCLC 520644.
  46. ^ Malice Domestic. WorldCat. OCLC 1948580.
  47. ^ Reckless Lady. WorldCat. OCLC 1145629263.
  48. ^ Trust a Woman?. WorldCat. OCLC 604942.
  49. ^ One O'clock at the Gotham. WorldCat. OCLC 607268224.
  50. ^ Dangerous to Me. WorldCat. OCLC 13931049.
  51. ^ The Dark Hill. WorldCat. OCLC 748453086.
  52. ^ The Brownstone House. WorldCat. OCLC 977593.
  53. ^ Murder by Bequest. WorldCat. OCLC 16299662.
  54. ^ The Barclay Place. WorldCat. OCLC 695932785.
  55. ^ Put Out the Light. WorldCat. OCLC 731237724.
  56. ^ Where Helen Lies. WorldCat. OCLC 607273608.
  57. ^ The Slippery Step. WorldCat. OCLC 2797622.
  58. ^ The Girl Who Had Everything. WorldCat. OCLC 16433918.
  59. ^ The Girl in a Mask. WorldCat. OCLC 463840320.
  60. ^ Leave It to Amanda. WorldCat. OCLC 278355.
  61. ^ The Livingston Heirs. WorldCat. OCLC 667244.
  62. ^ America's Silent Investigators; The Story of the Postal Inspectors Who Protect the United States Mail. WorldCat. OCLC 1402546.
  63. ^ Portraits with Backgrounds. WorldCat. OCLC 331250.
  64. ^ Famous American Spies. WorldCat. OCLC 5325740.
  65. ^ Famous Makers of America. WorldCat. OCLC 2205509.
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