Esther Kellner

Kellner's involvement with the Wayne County Civil Defense began in 1965^[2] while writing the book The Long Silence. The book is about a fire that destroyed the local phone company's switch office, leaving the surrounding area without service for a few months. Another book of hers, Death in a Sunny Street, told of the devastating 1968 Richmond, Indiana, explosion that killed 41 people and destroyed several downtown blocks.^[1]

Kellner wrote seventeen books in total,^[2] including: The Devil and Aunt Serena, Moonshine: Its History and Folklore, and The Background of the Old Testament. She wrote both fiction and non-fiction books.

Kellner was known as a friend to lost and injured animals,^[1] and wrote Animals Come to My House: A Story Guide to the Care of Small Wild Animals.^[2]

• Mary of Nazareth (Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1958)
• The Promise (1956)
• The Bride of Pilate (1959)

• Animals Come to My House (New York: Putnam, c1976)
• Background of the Old Testament (1963)
• Death in a Sunny Street (1968) about the Richmond, Indiana, explosion that occurred on April 6, 1968.
• Devil and Aunt Serena (1968)
• Long Silence (1965)
• Moonshine (1971)
• Out of the Woods (1964)