
Dream of Orchids
1985
First Published
3.80
Average Rating
310
Number of Pages
In Florida's Key West, young Laurel is reunited with her long-lost father, but an unidentified danger looms over the reunion as Laurel finds herself haunted by a strangely threatening dream
Avg Rating
3.80
Number of Ratings
1,444
5 STARS
27%
4 STARS
35%
3 STARS
30%
2 STARS
7%
1 STARS
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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.