Ringer (1971) Murder with Love (1972) With Intent to Kill (1972) No Holiday for Crime (1973) Spring of Violence (1973) Crime File (1974) Deuces Wild (1975) Streets of Death (1976) Appearances of Death (1977) Cold Trail (1978) Felony at Random (1979) Felony File (1980) Murder Most Strange (1981) The Motive on Record (1982) Exploit of Death (1983) Destiny of Death (1984) Chaos of Crime (1985) Blood Count (1986) Murder by the Tale (short stories) (1987) The Dispossessed (1988) The Manson Curse (1990) Sorrow in the Grave (1992) Awards She was awarded runner-up scrolls for best first mystery novel from the Mystery Writers of America for her 1960 novel, Case Pending, which introduced her most popular series character, LAPD Homicide Lieutenant Luis Mendoza. Her 1961 book, Nightmare, and her 1962 novel, Knave of Hearts, another entry in the Mendoza series, were both nominated for the Edgar Award in the Best Novel category. Regarded as the "Queen of the Procedurals," she was one of the first women to write police procedurals — a male-dominated genre of police-story writing. References 1921 births 1988 deaths 20th-century American novelists American mystery writers American women novelists Pseudonymous women writers People from Aurora, Illinois Writers from California Novelists from Illinois Women mystery writers 20th-century American women writers John Birch Society members 20th-century pseudonymous writers Conservatism in the United States