Stanley Ellin 2000. He also wrote book reviews for such venues as "The New York Times Book Review", chiefly of suspense novels, as well as essays such as "Mystery Novel or Crime Novel" ("Writer", vol. 86, January 1973, pp. 22–24) and "The Destiny of the House" ("Armchair Detective", vol. 12, Winter 1979, p. 195). He appeared, along with Frederic Dannay, Brian Garfield, and Denis Healey, on the television show "Crime Writers" in the episode "Murder for Pleasure" (Season 1, Episode 6, 10 December 1978). Ellin died of a heart attack (complications from a stroke) at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New
Helen Smith (writer) Helen Smith (writer) Helen Smith is an English novelist and dramatist. She's a member of the Mystery Writers of America, English PEN and the Crime Writers Association. She lives in Brixton, London. Helen Smith is a novelist and playwright who lives in London. She has one daughter, Lauren, with the writer Damon Rochefort. When her daughter was small, they travelled extensively in Australia, South East Asia, Hong Kong and South America before returning to the UK where her first novel, Alison Wonderland, was published. Helen Smith was a winning writer in the IRDP London Playwrights Festival and was the recipient