| Dell Shannon (1921–1988)Includes the names: Lesley Egan, Leslie Egan, Dell Shannon, Egan O'Neill, Egan. Lesley, Shannon Dell, Anne Blaisdell, Pseud. Egan, Lesley, Elizabeth Linington, Elizabeth Linnington ... (see complete list), Dell Linington Elizabeth as Shannon, Dell Elizabeth as Shannon Linington, Dell Shannon pseud Elizabeth Linington | 2,172 | 21 |  (2.75) | 5 | 0 |
Disambiguation Notice
Dell Shannon was a pen name of Elizabeth Linington. She also used Anne Blaisdell, Lesley Egan, Egan O'Neill. She also published under her own name. Do not combine her with Del Shannon (1934–1990), the singer-songwriter.
- Exploit of Death 59 copies, 1 review
- Death of a Busybody 58 copies
- Double Bluff 54 copies, 1 review
- Cold Trail 47 copies
- Blood Count 47 copies, 1 review
- Spring of Violence 46 copies, 1 review
- The Motive on Record 46 copies, 1 review
- Felony at Random 44 copies, 1 review
- Murder Most Strange 43 copies, 1 review
- Appearances of Death 43 copies
- Deuces Wild 43 copies, 1 review
- Crime File 43 copies, 1 review
- Murder With Love 41 copies, 1 review
- Destiny Of Death 40 copies
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| Canonical name | | | Legal name | | | Other names | | | Date of birth | | | Date of death | | | Burial location | | | Gender | | | Nationality | | | Country (for map) | | | Birthplace | | | Place of death | | | Places of residence | | | Education | | | Occupations | | | Relationships | | | Organizations | | | Awards and honors | | | Agents | | | Short biography | Elizabeth Linington was a prolific novelist and writer, producing about 80 books in her career. Called the "queen of the procedurals," she was one of the first American women to write police procedurals — a male-dominated genre before that. Her novel Case Pending (1960), which introduced her most popular series character, Lieutenant Luis Mendoza, head of the Los Angeles Police Department's homicide squad, was awarded runner-up for Best First Mystery Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. Nightmare (1961) and Knave of Hearts (1962), in the same series, both were nominated for Edgar Awards in the Best Novel category. Her interests in archaeology, the occult, gemstones, antique weapons, and languages were reflected in her works. As noted below, she wrote under numerous pen names.  | |
| | Disambiguation notice | Dell Shannon was a pen name of Elizabeth Linington. She also used Anne Blaisdell, Lesley Egan, Egan O'Neill. She also published under her own name. Do not combine her with Del Shannon (1934–1990), the singer-songwriter. | |
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