Mabel Seeley
Selected Bibliography
The Listening House (1938)
The Crying Sisters (1939)
The Whispering Cup (1940)
The Chuckling Fingers (1941)
Sealed-Room Murder (1941)
Eleven Came Back (1943)
Woman of Property (1947)
The Beckoning Door (1950)
The Stranger Beside Me (1951)
The Whistling Shadow (1954)
Mabel Seeley (March 25, 1903-June 9, 1991) began writing in high school and won a scholarship to college, graduating with honors from the University of Minnesota in 1926. After marrying her first husband and moving to Chicago, Seeley wrote advertising copy for a department store, which she later used in her first novel as inspiration for her heroine. Seeley was known for her realistic characters and settings as she would do field research to make sure her books were believable.
Seeley authored several mystery novels, receiving rave reviews from the New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Saturday Post. The Chuckling Fingers won the Mystery of the Year Award in 1941. She met her second husband, Henry Ross, while promoting one of her books, and then gave up writing in the early 50s to focus on her marriage. Other works include: The Listening House, The Crying Sisters, The Beckoning Door, and The Whistling Shadow.