 Stanley Bernard Ellin was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was educated at Brooklyn College. In 1937, he married Jeanne Michael. He worked as a teacher, steelworker and a dairy farmer. From 1944 to 1945, he served in the United States Army. Ellin was a member of the Mystery Writers of America. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) Dreadful Summit (Also published as: The Big Night [1950]) | 1948 |
| 2) The Key to Nicholas Street | 1952 |
| 3) Mystery Stories (Also published as: Quiet Horror [1959]) (short stories) | 1956 |
| 4) The Eighth Circle (Edgar Award) | 1958 |
| 5) The Winter After This Summer | 1960 |
| 6) The Panama Portrait | 1962 |
| 7) The Blessington Method, and other strange tales (short stories) | 1964 |
| 8) House of Cards | 1967 |
| 9) The Valentine Estate | 1968 |
| 10) The Bind (UK Title: The Man from Nowhere [1970]) | 1970 |
| 11) Mirror, Mirror on the Wall (Le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière) | 1972 |
| 12) Kindly Dig Your Grave, and other wicked stories (short stories) | 1975 |
| 13) Stronghold | 1975 |
| 14) The Luxembourg Run | 1977 |
| 15) The Specialty of the House and other stories (short stories) | 1979 |
| 16) Star Light, Star Bright | 1979 |
| 17) The Dark Fantastic | 1983 |
| 18) Very Old Money | 1985 |