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Helen Reilly

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Helen Reilly (1891–1962) was a pioneering author of American Golden Age mysteries and considered to be one of the first women to write in the police procedural subgenre. She wrote over thirty novels starring Inspector Christopher McKee, of the fictitious Manhattan Homicide Squad. Most of her writing was published under her own name but she also published several novels under the pseudonym Kieran Abbey. A member of the Mystery Writers of America, she served as president of the organization in 1953.

Helen Reilly Books

McKee of Centre Street book cover

McKee of Centre Street

Helen Reilly
Staircase 4 book cover

Staircase 4

Helen Reilly
The Dead Can Tell: A Detective McKee Mystery book cover

The Dead Can Tell: A Detective McKee Mystery

Helen Reilly
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