Blue Fire
1960
First Published
3.86
Average Rating
256
Number of Pages
When Susan returns to South Africa as the wife of Dirk Hohenfield, she is apprehensive. Perhaps by seeing her estranged father, she can discover the answers to questions that have haunted her for years. At the center of it lies a magnificent blue diamond that disappeared, a diamond that Dirk thinks she knows something about...
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Author
Phyllis A. Whitney
Author · 74 books
Phyllis Ayame Whitney (1903 – 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 pneumonia on February 8, 2008, aged 104.
