Dorothy Uhnak
1930 - 2006
General Information
Bio
(1930-2006) Novelist. Dorothy Uhnak was born in the Bronx, New York, and died in Greenport, New York. She lived in Shelter Island, New York, and was the author of crime novels and had served several years as a detective for the New York City Transit Authority.
Full Name
Dorothy Uhnak
Locations
Suffolk
Author's Timeline
1930
BIRTH
Dorothy Uhnak was born Dorothy Goldstein in the Bronx, New York, on April 24, 1930.
1950
OTHER
Ms. Uhnak attended City College of New York in around 1950.
1953
RESIDENCE
Ms. Uhnak served as a detective from 1953 until 1967 for the New York City Transit Authority.
1965
LITWORK
Policewoman
McFadden Books
Memoir.
McFadden Books
Memoir.
1967
OTHER
Ms. Uhnak left the police force in 1967 in order to complete her education at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
1968
LITWORK
The Bait
Simon & Schuster
0671065319 / 978-0671065317
Ms. Uhnak's first novel. Winner of the Edgar Award as the best first mystery novel of 1968.
Simon & Schuster
0671065319 / 978-0671065317
Ms. Uhnak's first novel. Winner of the Edgar Award as the best first mystery novel of 1968.
1969
LITWORK
The Witness
Simon & Schuster
0671201921 / 978-0671201920
Novel.
Simon & Schuster
0671201921 / 978-0671201920
Novel.
1971
LITWORK
The Ledger
London : Hodder and Stoughton
0340148845 / 978-0340148846
Novel.
London : Hodder and Stoughton
0340148845 / 978-0340148846
Novel.
1973
LITWORK
Law And Order
Simon & Schuster
0671215051 / 978-0671215057
Novel.
Simon & Schuster
0671215051 / 978-0671215057
Novel.
1977
LITWORK
The Investigation
Simon & Schuster
0671226177 / 978-0671226176
Novel.
Simon & Schuster
0671226177 / 978-0671226176
Novel.
1981
LITWORK
False Witness
Simon & Schuster
067123076X / 978-0671230760
Novel.
Simon & Schuster
067123076X / 978-0671230760
Novel.
1986
LITWORK
Victims
Simon & Schuster
0671452371 / 978-0671452377
Novel.
Simon & Schuster
0671452371 / 978-0671452377
Novel.
1993
LITWORK
The Ryer Avenue Story
St. Martin's Press
0312088884 / 978-0312088880
Novel based in the neighborhood where Ms. Uhnak grew up.
St. Martin's Press
0312088884 / 978-0312088880
Novel based in the neighborhood where Ms. Uhnak grew up.
1997
LITWORK
Codes of Betrayal
St. Martin's Press
0312155824 / 978-0312155827
Novel.
St. Martin's Press
0312155824 / 978-0312155827
Novel.
2006
RESIDENCE
Ms. Uhnak lived in Shelter Island, New York, at the time of her death.
2006
DEATH
Dorothy Uhnak died in Greenport, New York, on July 8, 2006.
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