Elinore Denniston Explained

Elinore Denniston
Other Names:	Dennis Allan Rae Foley Helen K. Maxwell
Birth Date:	September 20, 1900
Birth Place:	North Dakota
Death Place:	Phoenix, Arizona
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Writer

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biography in Context: Elinore Denniston. Contemporary Authors Online. Gale. 1998. May 21, 2019. subscription.
2. Web site: Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1971:January – June. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1973. 354. Google Books. May 27, 2019.
3. Web site: Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series: Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals. Part 1B. 172. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. 1946. Google Books. May 27, 2019.
4. Book: Harris, Herbert. Foley, Rae. John M. Reilly. Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers. The MacMillan Press. London and Basingstoke. 1980. 588−90. 0-333-30107-2. https://archive.org/details/twentiethcentury00reil/page/588.
5. Web site: Rae Foley . LibraryThing . 1 September 2020.
6. Book: House of Treason. WorldCat. 13323033 . May 27, 2019.
7. Book: Brandon Is Missing. WorldCat . 3958933 . May 27, 2019.
8. Book: The Case of the Headless Corpse. WorldCat. 40197964. May 27, 2019.
9. Book: Born to Be Murdered. WorldCat. 30183549. May 27, 2019.
10. Book: Dead to Rights. WorldCat. 30174711. June 1, 2019.
11. Book: No Tears for the Dead. WorldCat. 6390138 . May 26, 2019.
12. Book: Girl from Nowhere. WorldCat. 6552808 . May 26, 2019.
13. Book: Bones of Contention. WorldCat. 1896532. May 26, 2019.
14. Book: The Hundredth Door. WorldCat. 1896546 . May 26, 2019.
15. Book: An Ape in Velvet. WorldCat. 1896517 . May 26, 2019.
16. Book: Wake the Sleeping Wolf. WorldCat. 1664994 . May 26, 2019.
17. Book: Don't Kill, My Love. WorldCat. 21259552. May 26, 2019.
18. Book: The Man in the Shadow. WorldCat. 10062827 . May 27, 2019.
19. Book: Death and Mr. Potter. WorldCat. 1706841 . May 26, 2019.
20. Book: Dark Intent. WorldCat. 221607112 . May 23, 2019.
21. Book: The Last Gamble. WorldCat. 2273999 . May 23, 2019.
22. Book: Run for Your Life. WorldCat. 7117340 . May 26, 2019.
23. Book: Where Is Mary Bostwick?. WorldCat. 8641283. May 23, 2019.
24. Book: It's Murder, Mr. Potter. WorldCat. 12104838. May 23, 2019.
25. Book: Repent at Leisure. WorldCat. 5578384 . May 27, 2019.
26. Book: Back Door to Death. WorldCat. 1435284 . May 22, 2019.
27. Book: Nightmare Honeymoon. WorldCat. 6204108. May 26, 2019.
28. Book: Scared to Death. WorldCat. 1435779 . May 26, 2019.
29. Book: Fatal Lady. WorldCat. 1435447 . May 27, 2019.
30. Book: Suffer a Witch. WorldCat. 1435720 . May 26, 2019.
31. Book: Call It Accident. WorldCat. 1435314 . May 26, 2019.
32. Book: Wild Night. WorldCat. 781907508 . May 27, 2019.
33. Book: The Shelton Conspiracy. 1435688 . May 23, 2019.
34. Book: Fear of a Stranger. WorldCat. 1169686 . May 25, 2019.
35. Book: Nightmare House. WorldCat. 7443446 . May 25, 2019.
36. Book: No Hiding Place. WorldCat. 5893 . May 25, 2019.
37. Book: Girl on a High Wire. WorldCat. 9600517 . May 25, 2019.
38. Book: A Calculated Risk. WorldCat. 99708 . May 23, 2019.
39. Book: This Woman Wanted. WorldCat. 731237725 . May 23, 2019.
40. Book: Ominous Star. WorldCat. 24118164 . May 26, 2019.
41. Book: Sleep Without Morning. WorldCat. 281249 . May 26, 2019.
42. Book: The First Mrs. Winston. WorldCat. 520644 . May 26, 2019.
43. Book: Malice Domestic. WorldCat. 1948580 . May 26, 2019.
44. Book: Trust a Woman?. WorldCat. 604942 . May 27, 2019.
45. Book: One O'clock at the Gotham. WorldCat. 607268224 . May 26, 2019.
46. Book: Dangerous to Me. WorldCat. 13931049. May 25, 2019.
47. Book: The Dark Hill. WorldCat. 748453086 . May 26, 2019.
48. Book: The Brownstone House. WorldCat. 977593 . May 27, 2019.
49. Book: Put Out the Light. WorldCat. 731237724 . May 26, 2019.
50. Book: Where Helen Lies. WorldCat. 607273608 . May 27, 2019.
51. Book: Murder by Bequest. WorldCat. 16299662 . May 26, 2019.
52. Book: The Slippery Step. WorldCat. 2797622 . May 26, 2019.
53. Book: The Barclay Place. WorldCat. 4256675 . May 26, 2019.
54. Book: The Girl Who Had Everything. WorldCat. 16433918 . May 27, 2019.
55. Book: Madness in the Spring. WorldCat. 1663138. May 26, 2019.
56. Book: The Girl in a Mask. WorldCat. 463840320 . May 27, 2019.
57. Book: Leave It to Amanda. WorldCat. 278355 . May 27, 2019.
58. Book: The Livingston Heirs. WorldCat. 667244. May 27, 2019.
59. Book: America's Silent Investigators; The Story of the Postal Inspectors Who Protect the United States Mail. WorldCat. 1402546. May 26, 2019.
60. Book: Portraits with Backgrounds. WorldCat. 331250 . May 26, 2019.
61. Book: Famous American Spies. WorldCat. 5325740. May 22, 2019.
62. Book: Famous Makers of America. WorldCat. 2205509. May 26, 2019.