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Helen Reilly


Born
in New York, The United States
January 01, 1891

Died
January 01, 1962

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


Helen Reilly was an American novelist. She was born Helen Kieran and grew up in New York City in a literary family. Her brother, James Kieran, also wrote a mystery, and two of her daughters, Ursula Curtiss and Mary McMullen, are mystery writers.

Reilly's early books were police procedurals based on her research into the New York Homicide squad. Her most popular character is Inspector Christopher McKee. Reilly also used the pseudonym Kieran Abbey. ...more

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Average rating: 3.64 · 442 ratings · 101 reviews · 58 distinct works • Similar authors
The Opening Door
4.15 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1944 — 9 editions
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The Dead Can Tell
3.95 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1940 — 11 editions
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McKee of Centre Street
3.40 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1933 — 13 editions
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Murder at Arroways (Inspect...
3.59 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1950 — 16 editions
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Three Women in Black
3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1941 — 6 editions
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The Farmhouse
3.90 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1943 — 6 editions
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Staircase 4
3.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1949 — 9 editions
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Murder in the Mews
3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1931 — 13 editions
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Tell Her It's Murder
3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1954 — 7 editions
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Compartment K (Inspector Mc...
3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1955 — 7 editions
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Series by Helen Reilly

The Diamond Feather Murder in the Mews McKee of Centre Street The Line Up Dead Man Control Mr. Smith's Hat All Concerned Notified
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