Day Keene


Gunard Hjertstedt, better known by pen name Day Keene, was an American novelist, short story writer and radio and television scriptwriter. Keene wrote over 50 novels and was the head writer for radio soap operas Little [Orphan Annie |Little Orphan Annie] and Kitty Keene, Inc. Several of his novels were adapted into movies, including Joy House and Chautauqua, released as The [Trouble with Girls |The Trouble with Girls].

Novels

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MYFramed in Guilt1949
MYEvidence Most Blind-reissue of Framed in Guilt
MYFarewell to Passion1951
MYThe Passion Murders-reissue of Farewell to Passion
MYMy Flesh Is Sweet1951
MYLove Me and Die1951
MYTo Kiss or Kill1951
MYHunt the Killer1952
MYAbout Doctor Ferrel1952
MYHome Is the Sailor1952
MYIf the Coffin Fits1952
MYNaked Fury1952
MYWake Up to Murder1952
MYMrs. Homicide1953
MYStrange Witness1953
MYThe Big Kiss-Off1954
MYThere Was A Crooked Man1954
MYDeath House Doll1954
MYHis Father's Wife1954
MYHomicidal Lady1954
MYJoy House1954
MYNotorious1954
MYSleep with the Devil1954
MYWho Has Wilma Lathrop?1955
MYThe Dangling Carrot1955Ace Books
MYFlight By Night-Ace Books
MYMurder on the Side1956
MYBring Him Back Dead1956
MYIt's a Sin to Kill1958
MYPassage to Samoa1958
MYDead Dolls Don't Talk1959
MYDead in Bed1959
MYMoran's Woman1959
MYSo Dead My Lovely1959
MYTake a Step to Murder1959
MYToo Black for Heaven1959
MYToo Hot to Hold1959
MYThe Brimstone Bed1960
MYChautauqua1960
MYPayola1960
MYWorld Without Women1960with Leonard Pruyn
MYSeed of Doubt1961
MYBye, Baby Bunting1963
MYLA 461964
MYCarnival of Death1965
MYMiami 591965
MYChicago 111966
MYAcapulco Gpo1967
MYGuns Along the Brazos1967
MYSouthern Daughter1967
MYLive Again, Love Again1970
MYWild Girl1970

Collections

  • This is Murder, Mr. Herbert, and Other Stories, 1948
  • League of the Grateful Dead and Other Stories, 2010