Dolores Hitchens

| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Orange County, California, U.S. | occupation = Writer | notableworks = ''Fool's Gold'' (1958)
''The Watcher'' (1959) | years_active = 1938–1973 | pseudonym = | spouse = | Hubert A. Hitchens }} | children = 2 | education = UCLA }} Julia Clara Catherine Maria Dolores Robins Norton Birk Olsen Hitchens (December 25, 1907 – August 1, 1973) better known as Dolores Hitchens, was an American mystery novelist who wrote prolifically from 1938 until her death in 1973. She also wrote as D. B. Olsen, a version of her first married name, and under the pseudonyms Dolan Birkley and Noel Burke.

Hitchens collaborated on five railroad mysteries—"police procedurals about a squad of railroad cops"—with her second husband, Bert Hitchens, a railroad detective. She also branched out into other genres including Western fiction. Many of her mystery novels centered on a character named Rachel Murdock.

Hitchens wrote ''Fool's Gold'', the 1958 novel adapted by Jean-Luc Godard for his film ''Bande à part'' (1964). Her novel ''The Watcher'' was adapted for an episode of the TV series ''Thriller'' which aired November 1, 1960. Provided by Wikipedia