Dorothy Bowers
Dorothy Bowers | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 June 1902 |
| Died | 29 August 1948 England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Novelist |
Dorothy Bowers (1902–1948) was a British novelist.[1] After graduating from Oxford University she became a history teacher as well as compiling crossword puzzles. Her debut novel Postscript to Poison was well-received by critics. Her five novels were all published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. She died from tuberculosis shortly after having been elected to the Detection Club in recognition of her novels.[2] She had been considered a natural successor to Dorothy L. Sayers.[3]
Novels
[edit]- Postscript to Poison (1938)
- Shadows Before (1939)
- Deed without a Name (1940)
- Fear For Miss Betony (1941)
- The Bells at Old Bailey (1947)
References
[edit]- ^ Haycraft p.196
- ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/forgotten-authors-no-49-dorothy-bowers-1909505.html
- ^ Edwards p.405
Bibliography
[edit]- Edwards, Martin. The Golden Age of Murder. HarperCollins, 2015.
- Haycraft, Howard. Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story. Courier Dover Publications, 2019.
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