Phyllis A. Whitney

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born

September 09, 1903 in Yokohama, Japan

died

February 08, 2008

website

http://www.phyllisawhitney.com/

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Phyllis Ayame Whitney (September 9, 1903 – February 8, 2008) was an American mystery writer. Rare for her genre, she wrote mysteries for both the juvenile and the adult markets, many of which feature exotic locations. A review in The New York Times once dubbed her "The Queen of the American Gothics".

She was born in Japan to American parents and spent her early years in Asia. Whitney wrote more than seventy novels. In 1961, her book The Mystery of the Haunted Pool won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Juvenile novel, and she duplicated the honor in 1964, for The Mystery of the Hidden Hand. In 1988, the MWA gave her a Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement. Whitney died of...more

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Average rating: 3.73 · 11,139 ratings · 443 reviews · 92 distinct works

	Hunter's Green 3.74 avg rating — 407 ratings — published 1968 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The singing stones. 3.70 avg rating — 377 ratings — published 1990 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Turquoise Mask 3.70 avg rating — 368 ratings — published 1973 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Amethyst Dreams 3.64 avg rating — 366 ratings — 20 editions	My rating:
	Spindrift 3.67 avg rating — 339 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	Listen for the Whisperer 3.78 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 1971 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Vermilion 3.68 avg rating — 333 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Snowfire 3.71 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 1973 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Golden Unicorn 3.66 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 1976 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Window on the Square 3.79 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 1962 — 6 editions	My rating:

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“A good book isn't written, it's rewritten.”
― Phyllis A. Whitney, Guide to Fiction Writing

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“You must want to enough. Enough to take all the rejections, enough to pay the price of disappointment and discouragement while you are learning. Like any other artist you must learn your craft—then you can add all the genius you like.”
― Phyllis A. Whitney

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“As good as' always spells mediocrity. But when a writer's work is in competition with all those thousands of other manuscripts that pour over an editor's desk, he cannot afford to be 'as good as'; he (or she) must be 'better than.”
― Phyllis A. Whitney, Guide to Fiction Writing

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