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Stanley Ellin

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born

October 06, 1916 in Brooklyn, New York, The United States

died

July 31, 1986

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Short Stories

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Stanley Bernard Ellin was a mystery writer of short stories and novels. He won the Edgar Allen Poe Award three times and the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere once, and in 1981 he was awarded with the Mystery Writers of America's highest honor, the Grand Master Award.

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Books by Stanley Ellin

Average rating: 3.83 · 204 ratings · 31 reviews · 46 distinct works

	The Specialty of the House & Other Stories: The Complete Mystery Tales 1948-78 4.17 avg rating — 24 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Eighth Circle 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1959 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Very Old Money by Stanley Ellin, Atanley Ellin 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Key to Nicholas Street 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Mirror, Mirror on the Wall 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1972 — 6 editions	My rating:
	House of Cards 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1968 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Dark Fantastic 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1983 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Dreadful Summit 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1964 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Luxembourg Run 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Stronghold 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Stanley Ellin

“No one put a gun to your head and ordered you to become a writer. One writes out of his own choice and must be prepared to take the rough spots along the road with a certain equanimity, though allowed some grinding of the teeth.”
― Stanley Ellin

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