Helen Nielsen
(1918 - 2002)Helen Nielsen was an author of mysteries and television scripts for such television dramas as "Perry Mason" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents".
She studied journalism, art and aeronautical drafting at various schools, including the Chicago Art Institute. Before her writing career, she worked as a draftsman during World War II and contributed to the designs of B-36 and P-80 aircraft. Her stories were often set in Laguna Beach and Oceanside, California where she lived for 60 years.
She studied journalism, art and aeronautical drafting at various schools, including the Chicago Art Institute. Before her writing career, she worked as a draftsman during World War II and contributed to the designs of B-36 and P-80 aircraft. Her stories were often set in Laguna Beach and Oceanside, California where she lived for 60 years.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Simon Drake
1. After Midnight (1966)
2. The Darkest Hour (1969)
3. The Severed Key (1973)
4. The Brink of Murder (1976)
1. After Midnight (1966)
2. The Darkest Hour (1969)
3. The Severed Key (1973)
4. The Brink of Murder (1976)
Novels
Gold Coast Nocturne (1951)
aka Dead On The Level / Murder By Proxy
The Kind Man (1951)
Obit Delayed (1952)
Detour (1953)
aka Detour to Death
The Woman On the Roof (1954)
Stranger In The Dark (1955)
Borrow the Night (1956)
aka Seven Days Before Dying
The Crime Is Murder (1956)
False Witness (1959)
The Fifth Caller (1959)
Sing Me a Murder (1960)
Verdict Suspended (1964)
A Killer in the Street (1967)
Shot On Location (1971)
Dead on the Level (2012)
aka Dead On The Level / Murder By Proxy
The Kind Man (1951)
Obit Delayed (1952)
Detour (1953)
aka Detour to Death
The Woman On the Roof (1954)
Stranger In The Dark (1955)
Borrow the Night (1956)
aka Seven Days Before Dying
The Crime Is Murder (1956)
False Witness (1959)
The Fifth Caller (1959)
Sing Me a Murder (1960)
Verdict Suspended (1964)
A Killer in the Street (1967)
Shot On Location (1971)
Dead on the Level (2012)
Collections
Omnibus editions show
Anthologies containing stories by Helen Nielsen
Murder on Trial (1994)
Courtroom Mysteries from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
edited by
Cynthia Manson
More anthologies
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