Helen Reilly grew up in New York City. She is the creator of 'Christopher McKee', a police inspector in New York. She also wrote under the pseudonym 'Kieran Abbey'. Two of her daughters, Ursula Curtiss and Mary McMullen were also crime writers.
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Helen Reilly grew up in New York City. She is the creator of 'Christopher McKee', a police inspector in New York. She also wrote under the pseudonym 'Kieran Abbey'. Two of her daughters, Ursula Curtiss and Mary McMullen were also crime writers. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Christopher McKee' Novels | |
| 1) The Diamond Feather | 1930 |
| 2) Murder in the Mews | 1931 |
| 3) The Line-Up | 1934 |
| 4) McKee of Centre Street | 1934 |
| 5) Dead Man Control | 1936 |
| 6) Mr. Smith's Hat | 1936 |
| 7) All Concerned Notified | 1939 |
| 8) Dead for a Ducat | 1939 |
| 9) The Dead Can Tell | 1940 |
| 10) Death Demands an Audience | 1940 |
| 11) Murder in Shinbone Alley | 1940 |
| 12) Mourned on Sunday | 1941 |
| 13) Three Women in Black | 1941 |
| 14) Name Your Poison | 1942 |
| 15) The Opening Door | 1944 |
| 16) Murder on Angler's Island | 1945 |
| 17) The Silver Leopard | 1946 |
| 18) The Farmhouse | 1947 |
| 19) Staircase 4 | 1949 |
| 20) Murder at Arroways | 1950 |
| 21) Lament for the Bride | 1951 |
| 22) The Double Man | 1952 |
| 23) The Velvet Hand | 1953 |
| 24) Tell Her It's Murder | 1954 |
| 25) Compartment K. (UK Title: Murder Rides the Express [1956]) | 1955 |
| 26) The Canvas Dagger | 1955 |
| 27) Ding Dong Bell | 1958 |
| 28) Not Me, Inspector | 1959 |
| 29) Follow Me | 1960 |
| 30) Certain Sleep | 1961 |
| 31) The Day She Died | 1962 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Thirty-First Bullfinch | 1930 |
| 2) Man with the Painted Head | 1931 |
| 3) The Doll's Trunk Murder | 1932 |
| 4) File on Rufus Ray | 1937 |
| As 'Kieran Abbey' | |
| 1) Run with the Hare | 1941 |
| 2) And Let the Coffin Pass | 1942 |
| 3) Beyond the Dark | 1944 |