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ⓘ About Elsie Lee
She started cooking when she was 8 years old, attended the Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania from 1928 until 1932, and went to the Pratt Institute from 1932 to 1933. On December 27, 1941, she married Morton Lee. Elsie was a member of the Authors Guild of Authors League of America, the Society of Friends (Quakers), and Mensa. Her interests included music, bridge, cats, 2-pack solitaire games, cooking, jigsaw puzzles, and word games. Elsie worked as a librarian for Price, Waterhouse & Company (1937-1942); as an office manager for Reeves Laboratories (1942-1945); a librarian for the Gulf Oil Company (1947-1951); as an executive secretary for Andrews, Clark & Buckley (1951-1953). From 1945 until her death, she was a writer.
All Book Series by Elsie Lee
Sam Benedict-- cast the first stone
Series opener · book 1 of 30 · published 1963
Two Hearts Apart/ Season of Evil
Book 8 of 30 · published 1965 Pen name · Jane Gordon
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Elsie Lee?
She started cooking when she was 8 years old, attended the Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania from 1928 until 1932, and went to the Pratt Institute from 1932 to 1933. On December 27, 1941, she married Morton Lee. Elsie was a member of the Authors Guild of Authors League of America, the Society of Friends (Quakers), and Mensa.
Which Elsie Lee series should I start with?
Elsie Lee's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Sam Benedict-- cast the first stone (1963).
How many books has Elsie Lee written?
Elsie Lee has 30 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1963 and 1985. They all sit in a single category — Standalone Novels — rather than in numbered series.
In what order should Elsie Lee's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 30 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Elsie Lee's books organised into series?
This guide splits Elsie Lee's 30 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (30 books).