Evelyn Domenica Berckman was an American author noted for her detective and Gothic horror novels.
Background
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Berckman was the daughter of woolen goods merchant Aaron Berkman and his wife Hannah who emigrated to the United States in 1891 and from 1900 to 1936 resided in Germantown a suburb some seven miles from downtown Philadelphia.
Career
In addition to her novels and screenplays, she also wrote four non-fiction titles about British naval history. Nelson"s Dear Lord: A Portrait of Saint Vincent, Hamish Hamilton, London, 1962 Hidden Navy, Hamish Hamilton, 1973 Creators and Destroyers of the English Navy, Hamish Hamilton, London, 1974 Victims of Piracy: Admiralty Court, 1575–1678, Hamish Hamilton, London, 1979.