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born: 8/10/1904
died: 5/6/1993
born as: Dorothy Belle Flanagan

Writer of 14 mystery novels as well as a critic and historian of mystery fiction. Most of her novels featured upper-class heroes caught up in sinister intrigue. She won several awards from the Mystery Writers of America, including its Grand Master Award in 1978 for her lifetime's achievements in fiction and criticism.