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.
Books
Skye Cameron
1957
The Ebony Swan
1992
Star Flight
1993
Columbella
1966
The Red Carnelian
1969
Nobody Likes Trina
1972
Rawlicious at Home
More Than 100 Raw, Vegan and Gluten-free Recipes to Make You Feel Great: A Cookbook
2014
Guide to Fiction Writing
1982
Secret of the Tiger's Eye
1961
The Quicksilver Pool
1955
Thunder Heights
1960
Hunter's Green
1968
Woman Without a Past
1991
Mystery of the Green Cat
1957
Lost Island
1970
Silversword
1986
Sea Jade
1964
Linda's Homecoming
1971
Spindrift
1975
Secret of the Samurai Sword
1958
The Turquoise Mask
1964
The Stone Bull
1977
Poinciana
1980
Seven Tears for Apollo
1963
Mystery of the Scowling Boy
1973
Snowfire
1972
Mystery of the Angry Idol
1974
The Fire and the Gold
1956
Black Amber
1964
Mystery of the Hidden Hand
1964
Step to the Music
1953
Flaming Tree
1985
Dream of Orchids
1985
Secret of the Emerald Star
1964
Mystery of the Golden Horn
1962
The Mystery of the Gulls
1949
The Singing Stones
1990
The Glass Flame
1978
Domino
1979
The Highest Dream
1956
Rainsong
1984
The Trembling Hills
1956
Feather on the Moon
1988
Amethyst Dreams
1991
The Vanishing Scarecrow
1971
Mystery on the Isle of Skye
1955
Mystery of the Strange Traveler
1949
Silverhill
1967
Creole Holiday
1978
Blue Fire
1960
Willow Hill
1947
Secret of the Stone Face
1977
Listen for the Whisperer
1971
Window on the Square
1962
The Phyllis A. Whitney Collection Volume Four
The Turquoise Mask, The Trembling Hills, and The Quicksilver Pool
2018
The Moonflower
1958
The Winter People
1969
Rainbow in the Mist
1989
Mystery of the Black Diamonds
1954
Daughter of the Stars
1994
Secret of Goblin Glen
1974
Secret of Haunted Mesa
1975
Ever After
1948
Secret of the Spotted Shell
1974
A Long Time Coming
1954
Secret of the Missing Footprint
1969
Emerald
1982
Writing Juvenile Stories and Novels
How to Write and Sell Fiction for Young People
1976
The Phyllis A. Whitney Collection Volume One
Hunter's Green, Dream of Orchids, and The Winter People
2018
The Mystery of the Crimson Ghost
1970
The Golden Unicorn
1976
The Phyllis A. Whitney Collection Volume Two
Woman Without a Past, The Red Carnelian, and Feather on the Moon
2018
Vermilion
1981
Mystery of the Haunted Pool
1960
