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Lillian de la Torre
AuthorBio
Lillian de la Torre (1902–1993) was born in New York City. She received a bachelor’s degree from the College of New Rochelle and master’s degrees from Columbia University and Radcliffe College, and she taught in the English department at Colorado College for twenty-seven years. De la Torre wrote numerous books; short stories for Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine; reviews for the New York Times Book Review; poetry; and plays, including one produced for Alfred Hitchcock’s television series. In her first book, Elizabeth Is Missing (1945), she refuted twelve theories on the disappearance of a maidservant near the Tower of London in 1753, and then offered her own answer. Her series of historical detective stories about Dr. Samuel Johnson and James Boswell comprise her most popular fiction. De la Torre served as the 1979 president of the Mystery Writers of America.Lillian de la Torre Books
The Crime of My Life
Helen McCloyElizabeth Is Missing
Lillian de la TorreThe Exploits of Dr. Sam Johnson, Detector
Lillian de la TorreThe Detections of Dr. Sam Johnson
Lillian de la TorreThe Heir of Douglas
Lillian de la TorreThe Return of Dr. Sam Johnson, Detector
Lillian de la TorreDr. Sam Johnson, Detector
Lillian de la TorreThe Truth about Belle Gunness
Lillian de la Torre