Reference

The book "Address Unknown" was published under the name Kressmann Taylor due to a decision by the editor Whit Burnett and the author's husband, Elliott Taylor. They believed the story was "too strong to appear under the name of a woman," leading Kathrine Taylor to adopt the pseudonym Kressmann Taylor for its publication. This was a common practice at the time for women writers whose works dealt with serious or controversial subjects, aiming to ensure the work was taken seriously by wider audiences, particularly male readers and critics source.

Additionally, using a pseudonym that did not convey gender helped to prevent potential bias against female authors in the 1930s, further allowing the message of the novel to stand on its own merit source.

Here is an image of one of the editions of "Address Unknown":