Phyllis A. Whitney
Born 3 September 1903 · Died 8 February 2008
Phyllis Ayame Whitney was born in Yokohama, Japan, the daughter of American parents, and spent her early years in Asia. She began writing early in her teens. In 1918, upon the death of her father, she travelled with her mother to Berkeley, California, and then to San Antonio, Texas. A few years later her mother died, and she moved to Chicago to live with her aunt. After graduating from high school, she began to write seriously, and began to sell her stories to newspapers and pulp magazines while supporting herself by working for The Chicago Public Library and bookstores in Chicago. She married her first husband in 1934. During the 1940s she was a children's book editor for both the Chicago Sun and the Philadelphia Enquirer. Her first book, a mystery for children called A Place for Ann, was published in 1941. Over the course of her career, she wrote more than 70 novels. In 1961, her book The <a href="https://openlibrary.org/works/OL60460W?edition=ia%3Amysteryofhaunted00whit">Mystery of the Haunted Pool</a> won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Juvenile novel, and she received another in 1964 for The Mystery of the Hidden Hand. In 1975, she was elected President of the Mystery Writers of America, and in 1988, she was awarded its Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement.
Books by Phyllis A. Whitney in order
Books by Phyllis A. Whitney in the order they were published, from Snowfire (1945) to Woman Without a Past (1991).
- 1Snowfire
Snowfire1945 - 2The Mystery of the Gulls
The Mystery of the Gulls1949 - 3Mystery of the Strange Traveler
Mystery of the Strange Traveler1951 - 4Mystery of the Black Diamonds
Mystery of the Black Diamonds1954 - 5The Quicksilver Pool
The Quicksilver Pool1955 - 6The Trembling Hills
The Trembling Hills1956 - 7Mystery of the Green Cat
Mystery of the Green Cat1957 - 8The Moonflower
The Moonflower1958 - 9Mystery of the Haunted Pool
Mystery of the Haunted Pool1960 - 10Thunder Heights
Thunder Heights1960 - 11Window on the Square
Window on the Square1962 - 12Mystery of the Hidden Hand
Mystery of the Hidden Hand1963 - 13Black Amber
Black Amber1964 - 14Sea Jade
Sea Jade1964 - 15Columbella
Columbella1966 - 16Silverhill by Whitney, Phyllis A. Published by Doubleday (19
Silverhill by Whitney, Phyllis A. Published by Doubleday (1967) [Hardcover]1966 - 17Hunters Green
Hunters Green1968 - 18Listen for the Whisperer
Listen for the Whisperer1971 - 19Spindrift
Spindrift1975 - 20Golden Unicorn
Golden Unicorn1976 - 21Domino
Domino1979 - 22Rainbow in the Mist
Rainbow in the Mist1988 - 23The Singing Stones by Phyllis A. Whitney
The Singing Stones by Phyllis A. Whitney1990 - 24Woman Without a Past
Woman Without a Past1991