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Elinore Denniston Books in Order

Elinore Denniston has written 51 books, published between 1936 and 1977. The first book is House of Treason (As:Dennis Allan) (1936) and the newest is The Slippery Step (As: Rae Foley) (1977). Publication order is the reading order below.

Elinore Denniston also publishes as Dennis Allan, Helen K. Maxwell, Rae Foley.

Books
51
Published
1936–1977
Pages on record
6,226 in 23 of 51 books
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Elinore Denniston (1900-1978) wrote more than 40 mystery novels as Rae Foley, plus further mysteries as Helen K. Maxwell and Dennis Allan, and books for children. Herbert Harris placed Denniston among the most prolific and successful of America's romantic suspense novelists. Mr. Potter and John Harland head the two series, and the settings run to New York and Connecticut. The listing holds 51 titles dated 1936 to 1977, at a median of 276 pages.

How many Elinore Denniston books are there?

Elinore Denniston has 51 books, released between 1936 and 1977. They include 2 series and 37 titles listed outside any series.

Elinore Denniston Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 51 Elinore Denniston books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Girl From Nowhere by Elinore Denniston, book 1 of the John Harland series (1950)
  2. Cover of The Velvet Web / An Ape in Velvet by Elinore Denniston, book 3 of the John Harland series (1951)
  3. Cover of Dark Intent (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1954)
  4. Cover of The Man in the Shadow (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1954)
  5. Cover of Dangerous to Me by Elinore Denniston, book 5 of the Mr. Potter series (1959)
  6. Cover of Back Door to Death / Nightmare Honeymoon by Elinore Denniston, book 8 of the Mr. Potter series (1963)
  7. Cover of Fatal Lady by Elinore Denniston, book 9 of the Mr. Potter series (1964)
  8. Cover of Wild Night (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1966)
  9. Cover of The Shelton Conspiracy (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1967)
  10. Cover of Fear Of A Stranger (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1967)
  11. Cover of Malice Domestic (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1968)
  12. Cover of Nightmare House (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1971)
  13. Cover of Ominous Star (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1971)
  14. Cover of Girl On A High Wire (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1971)
  15. Cover of Sleep Without Morning (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1972)
  16. Cover of Trust a Woman? (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1973)
  17. Cover of The Barclay Place (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1975)
  18. Cover of Where Helen Lies (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1976)
  19. Cover of The Girl Who Had Everything (As: Rae Foley) by Elinore Denniston (1977)
  1. 1
    House of Treason (As:Dennis Allan)1936 · confirmed 1/4
    1936–
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  2. 2
    Brandon Is Missing (As:Dennis Allan)1940 · confirmed 1/4
    1940–
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  3. 3
    Born to Be Murdered (As:Dennis Allan)1945 · confirmed 1/4
    1945–
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  4. 4
    Dead to Rights (As:Dennis Allan)1946 · confirmed 1/4
    1946–
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  5. 5
    No Tears for the Dead (As:Rae Foley)1948 · confirmed 1/4
    1948–
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  6. 6
    Girl From NowhereJohn Harland #11950 · 257 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1950257
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  7. 7
    The Hundredth Door (As:Rae Foley)John Harland #21950 · confirmed 1/4
    1950–
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  8. 8
    Bones of Contention / The Other Woman (As:Rae Foley)1950 · confirmed 1/4
    1950–
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  9. 9
    The Velvet Web / An Ape in VelvetJohn Harland #31951 · 289 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1951289
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  10. 10
    Wake the Sleeping Wolf / Don't Kill, My Love (As:Rae Foley)1952 · confirmed 1/4
    1952–
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  11. 11
    Dark Intent (As: Rae Foley)1954 · 225 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1954225
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  12. 12
    The Man in the Shadow (As: Rae Foley)1954 · 282 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1954282
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  13. 13
    Madness in the Spring (As:Rae Foley)1954 · confirmed 1/4
    1954–
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  14. 14
    Death and Mr. Potter / The Peacock Is a Bird of Prey (As:Rae Foley)Mr. Potter #11955 · confirmed 1/4
    1955–
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  15. 15
    The Last Gamble (As:Rae Foley)Mr. Potter #21956 · confirmed 1/4
    1956–
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  16. 16
    Run For Your Life (As:Rae Foley)Mr. Potter #31957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  17. 17
    Where is Mary Bostwick? / Escape to Fear (As:Rae Foley)Mr. Potter #41958 · confirmed 1/4
    1958–
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  18. 18
    Dangerous to MeMr. Potter #51959 · 254 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959254
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  19. 19
    It\'s Murder, Mr. Potter / Curtain CallMr. Potter #61961 · 299 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1961299
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  20. 20
    Famous American Spies (As: Rae Foley)1962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  21. 21
    Repent At Leisure / The Deadly Noose (As:Rae Foley)Mr. Potter #71962 · confirmed 1/4
    1962–
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  22. 22
    Famous Makers of America (As:Rae Foley)1963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  23. 23
    Back Door to Death / Nightmare HoneymoonMr. Potter #81963 · 283 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963283
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  24. 24
    America\'s Silent Investigators (As:Rae Foley)1964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  25. 25
    Fatal LadyMr. Potter #91964 · confirmed 1/4
    1964–
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  26. 26
    Call It AccidentMr. Potter #101965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  27. 27
    Suffer a Witch (As: Rae Foley)1965 · confirmed 1/4
    1965–
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  28. 28
    Wild Night (As: Rae Foley)1966 · 276 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1966276
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  29. 29
    Scared to Death (As:Rae Foley)1966 · confirmed 1/4
    1966–
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  30. 30
    The Shelton Conspiracy (As: Rae Foley)1967 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1967248
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Elinore Denniston series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Elinore Denniston books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

John Harland in order

3 books
  1. 1. Girl From Nowhere
  2. 2. The Hundredth Door (As:Rae Foley)
  3. 3. The Velvet Web / An Ape in Velvet

Standalone books

37 books

37 Elinore Denniston titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Elinore Denniston books in order?

You only need to read Elinore Denniston books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Elinore Denniston

Start with Death and Mr. Potter / The Peacock Is a Bird of Prey (As:Rae Foley) (1955), the first Mr. Potter book. The earliest catalogued title overall is House of Treason (As:Dennis Allan) (1936).

What is the newest Elinore Denniston book?

The Slippery Step (As: Rae Foley) (1977) is the newest Elinore Denniston book released so far.

Is there a new Elinore Denniston book coming?

No next Elinore Denniston book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Elinore Denniston at a glance

Died
Elinore Denniston died in 1978, according to Wikidata.
Last book
The newest book credited to Elinore Denniston on record dates from 1977.
Release pace
Elinore Denniston books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,226 pages across the 23 of 51 books with a recorded length, a median of 276 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Elinore Denniston books, 19 of 51, were published in the 1970s.

What the Elinore Denniston books are about

29 of the 51 Elinore Denniston books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: suspense is tagged on 12 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.