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Lillian De La Torre

Lillian de la Torre was an American novelist and a prolific writer of historical mysteries. Her name is a pseudonym for Lillian de la Torre Bueno McCue.

Her most popular works were in a series of stories she wrote about Samuel Johnson and James Boswell, under the title 'Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector'. She also wrote numerous books, short stories for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, reviews for The New York Times Book Review, poetry and plays. She was a President of the Mystery Writers of America.

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Born 1902
Died 1993

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  • Cover of: Mystery Cats

    First published in 1991 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Dr. Sam: Johnson, detector: being a light-hearted collection of recently reveal'd episodes in the career of the great lexicographer narrated as from the pen of James Boswell ...

    First published in 1946 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The heir of Douglas: being a new solution to the old mystery of the Douglas cause, a notorious 18th century scandal over the disputed birthright of Archie Douglas ... to which is added, the secret history of Andrew Stuart ... with a candid character of Lady Jane Douglas, the whole bas'd upon secret records now first made publick; with serious reflexions on the whirligig of fortune

    First published in 1952 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: 'Elizabeth is missing': or, Truth triumphant: an eighteenth century mystery. being a true and complete relation of her mysterious disappearance.

    First published in 1945 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The detections of Dr. Sam: Johnson.

    First published in 1960 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Original Stories by Eminent Mystery Writers

    First published in 1999 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The 60 minute chef

    First published in 1947 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The actress; being the story of Sarah Siddons, showing how she began as a strolling player, how her stage lover won her heart and hand, how she struggled for fame and fortune and how she became queen of the London stage.

    First published in 1957 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The exploits of Dr. Sam Johnson, detector: told as if by James Boswell

    First published in 1987 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The return of Dr. Sam. Johnson, detector: as told by James Boswell

    First published in 1985 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The truth about Belle Gunness

    First published in 1955 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The white rose of Stuart

    First published in 1954 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: 'Elizabeth is missing', or, Truth triumphant: an eighteenth century mystery, being a true and complete relation of her mysterious disappearance....

    First published in 1947 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Villainy detected: being a collection of the most sensational true crimes and the most notorious real criminals that blotted the name of Britain in the years 1660 to 1800

    First published in 1947 — 1 edition
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Born 1902
Died 1993

Subjects

Fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, American Historical fiction, Authors, Lexicographers, Biography, Detective and mystery stories, fiction, Actors, Actresses, American Cookery, American Cooking, American detective and mystery stories, American literature, Children's fiction, Crime, Crime and criminals, Criminals, Detective and mystery stories, American., Detective and mystery stories, English., Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 -- Parodies, imitations, etc., England, fiction, English detective and mystery stories, Genu Varum, Hoaxes and deceptions

Places

England, Great Britain

People

James Boswell (1740-1795), Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), Elizabeth Canning (1734-1773), Andrew Stuart (1724 or 5-1801), Andrew Stuart (1725-1801), Archibald Douglas Douglas of Douglas Baron (1748-1827), Archibald James Edward Douglas Douglas Baron (1748-1827), Belle Gunness (1859-1908), Charles Edward Prince, grandson of James II, King of England (1720-1788), Douglas family, Flora Macdonald (1722-1790), Inspector Lestrade, Jane Douglas Lady (1698-1753), John H. Watson, Jory Hull, Lord Hull, Ray Lamphere (1870 or 71-1900), Sarah Siddons (1755-1831), Sherlock Holmes

Time

1753

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  • OLID: OL1080560A

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May 25, 2019 Edited by MCMattiello Added bio and pix
May 25, 2019 Edited by MCMattiello Added new photo
March 13, 2011 Edited by Sai Shankar merge authors
August 20, 2008 Edited by an anonymous user fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import