Born in Yokohama, Japan, on September 9, 1903, Phyllis A. Whitney was a prolific author of award-winning adult and children's fiction. Her sixty-year writing career and the publication of seventy-six books, which together sold over fifty million copies worldwide, established her as one of the most successful mystery and romantic suspense writers of the twentieth century and earned her the title "The Queen of the American Gothics."
Whitney resided in several places, including New Jersey. She
traveled to every location mentioned in her books in order to
better depict the settings of her stories. She earned the Mystery
Writers of America Grand Master Award in 1988, the Agatha in 1990,
and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Midland
Authors in 1995. Whitney was working on her autobiography at the
time of her passing at the age of 104.
Praise for Phyllis A. Whitney
"Phyllis A. Whitney is a superb and gifted story teller, and a
master of suspense. Her contributions in this genre are legend."
--Mary Higgins Clark "Phyllis Whitney has defined the romantic
suspense genre, always adding her trademark touch of a carefully
researched new locale or scene." --The Anniston Star "Whitney's
suspense is tighter, neater, better than ever." --Kirkus Reviews on
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