A mystery novelist, Hitchens published 70 novels in hardcover and paperback for Doubleday, Simon & Schuster, G.P. Putnam's Sons and other publishers. She also used aliases for some books - D.B. Olson, Dolan Birkley and Noel Burke. One of her characters, 'Miss Rachel,' made an appearance in a series of "cat" novels. Her last novel was "The House Unknown," published by Doubleday.
The daughter of a Texas rancher, Hitchens attended Catholic schools and the University of Southern California, one time being a classmate of screen actor Van Heflin. She began selling short stories and poetry while in her teens and her novel "Fool's Gold," was made into a film entitled "Band of Outsiders."
A mystery novelist, Hitchens published 70 novels in hardcover and paperback for Doubleday, Simon & Schuster, G.P. Putnam's Sons and other publishers. She also used aliases for some books - D.B. Olson, Dolan Birkley and Noel Burke. One of her characters, 'Miss Rachel,' made an appearance in a series of "cat" novels. Her last novel was "The House Unknown," published by Doubleday.
The daughter of a Texas rancher, Hitchens attended Catholic schools and the University of Southern California, one time being a classmate of screen actor Van Heflin. She began selling short stories and poetry while in her teens and her novel "Fool's Gold," was made into a film entitled "Band of Outsiders."
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