- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDorothy Goldstein
- Born next to the 46th Precinct house in the Bronx, almost from birth Dorothy Uhnak (prounced YOU-nak) knew that she wanted to be a cop. As it was, she spent fourteen years (twelve as a detective) on the Metropolitan New York Transit Police before resigning to finish her education at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan. While there, she published her first book, the semi-autobiographical "Policewoman" and was soon writing and publishing police procedurals and detective novels, both book-length and short fiction. A number of her writings became made-for-television movies.
- IMDb mini biography by: Jane Margaret Laight
- SpouseAnthony J. Uhnak(1950 - July 8, 2006) (her death, 1 child)
- She was a member of the New York City Transit Police Department (1953-1967).
- On friendship: It's funny how your initial approach to a person can determine your feelings toward them, no matter what facts develop later on.
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