Dorothy Daniels

According to a mini-biography, accompanied by a photograph, on the rear cover of one of her many gothic novels, Dorothy Daniels was born in Connecticut but by the time she was a full-time writer, in the middle 1960's, was living in California. She was initlally an English teacher at a state college but later wrote articles that appeared in national magazines, which led to her career as a writer of mostly gothic paperbacks. Lancer books, which published more than twenty of her novels, proclaimed her "America's Most Popular Gothic Novelist" while Pocket Books claimed her gothic novels had sold over eleven million copies by the middle 1970's. Her approximately 146 novels were published by a dozen paperback publishers, some had as many as four printings while others were printed only once. Lancer and Warner Books together published more than sixty of her novels. The vast majority of her novels were written in the first person and this was a trademark of sorts with Dorothy Daniels, as she rarely strayed from ths pattern. Several of her novels take place in the Old South. Her novels were also considerably more involving plot-wise and contained more character development than other gothic novels. She published her last gothic novel, "House of Silence", in late 1980. Afterward she wrote a handfull of historical romances and her last published novel appears to be "Crisis at Valcour" in 1985.

In addition to the pseudonyms listed here, she published one book as Norman Daniels, which some have said was her husband's name, while others have said was her real name and that Dorothy Daniels was actually a man. The aforementioned photograph on the rear cover of her 1965 book "Cliffside Castle" contradicts this. Several of her gothic paperbacks, credited to Dorothy Daniels or Suzanne Somers, were copyrighted by Norman Daniels. She published one novel, "House of False Faces", under the pseudonym Helen Gray Weston, but this book was later reissued as "Dorothy Daniels writing as Helen Gray Weston". She wrote at least four nurse romance books as Dorothy Daniels, and may have written three others under the pseudonym Doris Knight. While the Doris Knight information is unconfirmed, the writing style of Doris Knight is incredibly similar to that of Dorothy Daniels.

See Also

• Daniella Dorsett
• Angela Gray
• Cynthia Kavanaugh
• Helaine Ross
• Suzanne Somers
• Geraldine Thayer

Books

• "Affair In Hong Kong " - 1969 Pyramid
• "Affair In Marakesh " - 1968 Pyramid
• "The Apollo Fountain " - 1974 Warner
• "The Attic Rope " - 1970 Lancer
• "The Beaumont Tradition " - 1971 Paperback Library
• "The Bell " - 1971 Warner
• "Blackthorn " - 1975 Pocket
• "Blue Devil Suite " - 1968 Unibook
• "Bridal Black " - 1980 Signet
• "The Caldwell Shadow " - 1973 Warner
• "Candle In The Sun " - 1968 Lancer
• "The Carson Inheritance " - 1969 Paperback Library
• "Castle Morvant " - 1972 Paperback Library
• "Child Of Darkness " - 1974 Pocket
• "Circle Of Guilt " - 1976 Pocket
• "Cliffside Castle " - 1965 Lancer
• "Conover's Folly " - 1972 Warner
• "The Cormac Legend " - 1979 Signet
• "Crisis at Valcour " - 1985 Warner
• "Cruise Ship Nurse " - 1963 Paperback Library
• "The Curse of Mallory Hall " - 1970 Fawcett
• "Dance In Darkness " - 1965 Lancer
• "Danger Mansion / Nurse at Danger Mansion" - 1966 Lancer
• "Dark Heritage" - 1976 Signet
• "Dark Island " - 1972 Warner
• "Dark Villa " - 1966 Lancer
• "The Dark Stage " - 1970 Paperback Library
• "Darkhaven " - 1965 Warner
• "Diablo Manor " - 1971 Warner
• "Duet" - 1968 Lancer
• "The Duncan Dynasty " - 1973 Warner
• "The Eagle's Nest " - 1968 Lancer
• "Emerald Hill " - 1970 Warner
• "The Exorcism Of Jenny Slade " - 1974 Pocket
• "For Love and Valcour " - 1983 Warner
• "Ghost Song " - 1974 Pocket
• "The Guardian Of Willow House " - 1975 Pocket
• "Hermitage Hill " - 1978 Signet
• "Hills Of Fire " - 1973 Warner
• "House Of False Faces " - 1967 Warner
• "House Of Silence " - 1980 Signet
• "House of Stolen Memories / Mansion of Lost Memories " - 1967 Lancer
• "House Of The Seven Courts " - 1967 Lancer
• "The House Of Broken Dolls " - 1971 Warner
• "The House Of Many Doors " - 1971 Warner
• "The House On Circus Hill " - 1972 Warner
• "Illusion At Haven's Edge " - 1975 Pocket
• "Image Of A Ghost " - 1973 Warner
• "In the Shadows" - 1978 Signet
• "Island Nurse" - 1964 Paperback Library
• "Island of Bitter Memories " - 1974 Warner
• "Island Of Evil" - 1970 Paperback Library
• "Jade Green " - 1973 Warner
• "Jennifer James, R.N. " - 1962 Gold Medal
• "Journey Into Terror " - 1971 Pyramid
• "Juniper Hill " - 1976 Pocket
• "Knight In Red Armor " - 1966 Lancer
• "Lady Of The Shadows " - 1968 Warner
• "The Lanier Riddle " - 1972 Paperback Library
• "Larrabee Heiress " - 1972 Warner
• "The Last of the Mansions / Survivors of Darkness " - 1966 Lancer
• "The Leland Legacy " - 1965 Pyramid
• "The Lily Pond " - 1965 Warner
• "The Lonely Place " - 1978 Signet
• "The Magic Ring " - 1978 Warner
• "The Man from Yesterday " - 1970 Warner
• "The Marble Hills " - 1975 Warner
• "The Marble Leaf " - 1966 Magnum
• "The Marble Angel " - 1966 Lancer
• "Marriott Hall " - 1872 Paperback Library
• "The Maya Temple " - 1979 Paperback Library
• "Midday Moon " - 1966 Lancer
• "A Mirror of Shadows " - 1977 Warner
• "The Mistress of Falcon Hill " - 1965 Pyramid
• "Monte Carlo " - 1981 Leisure
• "Mostly By Moonlight " - 1968 Lancer
• "Mystic Manor " - Paperback Library
• "Nicola " - 1980 Leisure
• "Night Shade " - 1976 Pocket
• "Night Shadow" - 1979 Signet
• "Nightfall " - 1977 Pocket
• "Perrine " - 1978 Warner
• "Poison Flower " - 1977 Pocket
• "Portrait Of A Witch " - 1976 Pocket
• "The Possessed " - 1975 Pocket
• "The Possession Of Tracy Corbin " - 1973 Warner
• "The Prisoner Of Malville Hall " - 1973 Warner
• "The Purple And The Gold " - 1980 Signet
• "The Raging Waters " - 1970 Pyramid
• "Raxl, Voodoo Priestess" - 1970 Paperback Library
• "Saratoga" - 1981 Leisure
• "Screen Test for Laurel " - 1967 Avon
• "The Sevier Secrets " - 1967 Lancer
• "Shadow Glen " - 1965 Popular
• "Shadow Of A Man " - 1975 Warner
• "Shadows From The Past " - 1972 Warner
• "Shadows Of Tomorrow " - 1971 Warner
• "The Silent Halls Of Ashenden " - 1973 Warner
• "The Sisters Of Valcour " - 1981 Warner
• "The Spanish Chapel " - 1972 Belmont
• "The Stone House " - 1973 Warner
• "Strange Paradise" - 1969 Paperback Library
• "The Summer House" - 1976 Warner
• "The Templeton Memoirs " - 1966 Lancer
• "Terror Of The Twin " - 1976 Berkley
• "This Ancient Evil " - 1966 Lancer
• "The Tide Mill " - 1975 Popular
• "The Tormented " - 1969 Warner
• "The Tower Room " - 1965 Lancer
• "Traitor's Road " - 1967 Magnum
• "Twilight At The Elms " - 1976 Signet
• "The Two Worlds of Peggy Scott " - 1974 Pocket
• "The Unearthly " - 1970 Magnum
• "The Unguarded " - 1965 Lancer
• "The Unlamented " - 1975 Pocket
• "Valley Of Shadows" - 1980 Signet
• "Veil Of Treachery " - 1979 Signet
• "The Vineyard Chapel " - 1976 Pocket
• "Voice On The Wind " - 1969 Paperback Library
• "A Web Of Peril " - 1974 Pyramid
• "Whistle In The Wind " - 1976 Pocket
• "Willow Weep " - 1970 Pyramid
• "The Wines Of Cyprien " - 1977 Pyramid
• "Witch's Castle " - 1971 Paperback Library
• "A Woman In Silk And Shadows" - 1977 Signet
• "World's Fair Nurse " - 1964 Paperback Library
• "Yesterday's Evil" - 1979 Signet