Elinore Denniston

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.