 Henry Slesar was born as Henry Schlosser in Brooklyn, New York. He was an author, playwright, and copywriter. He wrote numerous short stories using several pseudonyms. During World War II, he served in the United States Air Force. He was married three times. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) The Grey Flannel Shroud (Edgar Award) | 1959 |
| 2) Enter Murderers | 1960 |
| 3) A Bouquet of Clean Crimes and Neat Murders (short stories) | 1960 |
| 4) A Crime for Mothers and Others (short stories) | 1962 |
| 5) The Bridge of Lions | 1963 |
| 6) The Seventh Mask (Novelization of "Edge of Night" TV series) | 1969 |
| 7) The Thing at the Door | 1974 |
| 8) Acrostic Mysteries (short stories) | 1985 |
| 9) Murders Most Macabre (short stories) | 1986 |
| 10) Death on Television: The Best of Henry Slesar's Alfred Hitchcock Stories (short stories) | 1989 |
| 11) The Veil (play) | 1997 |
| 12) Murder at Heartbreak Hospital | 1998 |