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Helen McCloy
ヘレン・マックロイ
Helen McCloy
ペンネーム:
Helen Clarkson（Pseudonym used for some works）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1904-06-06 （New York City）
- 死没
- 1994-12-01 （Woodstock, New York） 90歳
- 国籍
- United States
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Brooklyn, New York → Paris (studied at the Sorbonne) → The Catskills, New York → Woodstock, New York
経歴
- 職業
- novelist, literary critic, art critic, journalist
- 活動期間
- 1927年〜1980年
- 所属
- Mystery Writers of America, Torquil Publishing Company, Halliday and McCloy (literary agency)
- 所属団体
- Mystery Writers of America
- 影響を受けた人物
- Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes), John Dickson Carr
- 影響を与えた人物
- Later mystery writers (not specifically enumerated)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Friends School | — | — | — | 1910s–1920s | United States |
| Sorbonne (University of Paris) | — | — | — | 1923（留学・研修） | France |
Brooklyn Friends School
期間:
1910s–1920s
卒業年:
1922
国:
United States
Educated in a Quaker-run school
Sorbonne (University of Paris)
期間:
1923（留学・研修）
国:
France
Studied in France in 1923; degree attainment unknown
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Edgar Award (for criticism) | — | 批評 | Mystery Writers of America | 受賞 |
Edgar Award (for criticism)
1954
部門:
批評
主催:
Mystery Writers of America
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Dance of Death
1938年 MysteryHelen McCloy's first novel introducing Dr. Basil Willing, a detective-style mystery.
psychology of crimedetective fiction
The Goblin Market
1943年 MysteryReporters from rival wire services investigate the death of a predecessor in a fictional South American country against the backdrop of World War II.
news reportingwartime influence
Panic
1944年 Mystery / SuspenseSet in a remote Catskills cottage; notable for use of cryptanalysis in the plot.
cryptographyisolated settingpsychology
Through a Glass, Darkly
1950年 Supernatural puzzler / psychological mysteryA supernatural puzzle in the tradition of John Dickson Carr, dealing with the doppelganger phenomenon but resolving toward psychological/realistic explanations.
doppelgangersupernatural puzzlepsychological analysis
映像化・舞台化
- [newspaper serial] Through a Glass, Darkly (serial) (1949)
Mr. Splitfoot
1968年 Gothic / MysteryDr. Basil Willing and his wife shelter at a remote New England house and encounter a haunted room; title references the Devil and symbolizes human duality.
gothic elementsduality of human natureapparently supernatural phenomena
The Impostor
1977年 Psychological suspenseA woman awakens after a car crash to find her reality denied at a psychiatric clinic; she accepts an impostor to escape. Uses a cryptological double bluff in the plot.
imposturepsychiatrymemory and identity
全著作
- Dance of Death (1938)
- The Man in the Moonlight (1940)
- The Deadly Truth (1941)
- Who's Calling (1942)
- Cue for Murder (1942)
- The Goblin Market (1943)
- Do Not Disturb (1943)
- Panic (1944)
- The One That Got Away (1945)
- She Walks Alone (1948)
- Through a Glass, Darkly (1950)
- Alias Basil Willing (1951)
- The Long Body (1955)
- Two-Thirds of a Ghost (1956)
- Mr. Splitfoot (1968)
- Burn This (1980)
- The Impostor (1977)
- The Smoking Mirror (1979)
- The Last Day (as Helen Clarkson) (1959)
作風・主題
- 文体
- classical detective techniqueemphasis on psychological suspensetendency to provide rational explanations for seemingly supernatural elements
- 頻出モチーフ
- doppelgangerimposture and disguisepsychoanalytic elementspsychic/psychological fingerprints of crime
評価・遺産
Helen McCloy was a 20th-century American mystery writer known for combining psychological insight with classical detective technique. She served as the first female president of the Mystery Writers of America and was recognized for her criticism. Her works often present seemingly supernatural atmospheres while providing rational explanations, influencing peers and later mystery writers.
関連学会
- Mystery Writers of America
大衆文化への影響
- Inclusion in recommended lists by critics such as H.R.F. Keating (e.g., Mr. Splitfoot)
引用
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“Every criminal leaves psychic fingerprints, and he can't wear gloves to hide them.”
出典: Belief expressed by Dr. Basil Willing in her work (first seen in Dance of Death, 1938) (1938年)
豆知識
- She became the first woman to serve as president of the Mystery Writers of America in 1950.
- Received an Edgar Award in 1954 for criticism from the Mystery Writers of America.
- Married Davis Dresser (known as Brett Halliday) in 1946; they founded Torquil Publishing Company and a literary agency together.
- Wrote under the pseudonym Helen Clarkson (The Last Day, 1959).
- Her first novel was Dance of Death (1938).