Lillian De La Torre (1902–1993)
Auteur de Dr. Sam Johnson, Detector
A propos de l'auteur
Notice de désambiguation :
(eng) Lillian de la Torre is the pen name of Lillian de la Torre Bueno McCue.
Crédit image: bookjacket photo / Knutson Bowers
Séries
Œuvres de Lillian De La Torre
The Truth about Belle Gunness: The True Story of Notorious Serial Killer Hell's Belle (1955) 26 exemplaires
The Actress: The Story of Sarah Siddons 5 exemplaires
The 60 Minute Chef 4 exemplaires
The Adventure of the Persistent Marksman [short story] 3 exemplaires
The Stolen Christmas Box [short story] 2 exemplaires
Oeuvres associées
The Web She Weaves: An Anthology of Mystery and Suspense Stories by Women (1983) — Contributeur — 52 exemplaires
Chapter and Hearse: Suspense Stories about the World of Books (1985) — Contributeur — 49 exemplaires
Distant danger: The 1988 Mystery Writers of America anthology (1988) — Contributeur — 29 exemplaires
All but Impossible! An Anthology of Locked Room and Impossible Crime Stories by Members of the Mystery Writers of… (1981) — Contributeur — 29 exemplaires
Mistresses of Mystery: Two Centuries of Suspense Stories by the Gentle Sex (1973) — Contributeur — 27 exemplaires
Once Upon a Crime: Historical Mysteries From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1994) — Contributeur — 27 exemplaires
To the Queen's Taste: The First Supplement to 101 Years' Entertainment; Consisting of the Best Stories Published in the… (1946) — Contributeur — 24 exemplaires
More Murder on Cue: Stage, Screen & Radio Favorites: Stories from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1988) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
The Crime of My Life: Favorite Stories by Presidents of the Mystery Writers of America (1984) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- De La Torre, Lillian
- Nom légal
- McCue, Lillian de la Torre Bueno
- Autres noms
- Bueno, Lillian de la Torre (birth name)
- Date de naissance
- 1902
- Date de décès
- 1993-09-13
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Études
- Harvard University (MA)
Columbia University (MA)
New Rochelle College - Organisations
- Mystery Writers of America (president)
- Notice de désambigüisation
- Lillian de la Torre is the pen name of Lillian de la Torre Bueno McCue.
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Critiques
Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector (IPL Library of Crime… par Lillian De La Torre
Written in the language used in the 18th century, Dr. Sam:Johnson is a Sherlock Holmes type person, except that he actually existed. He was a brilliant man and created the first global dictionary. The fictional cases depicted are solved by Johnson based on careful consideration of the thinkings of the man. Much like Holmes' Watson, Boswell records the meanderings of Johnson.
½
The cleverness of the concept --one of the first significant series of historical mysteries, with Sam Johnson as the detective and Boswell, of course, as his Watson (a parallel already suggested by Sherlock Holmes "I am lost without my Boswell.") -- does not always match the quality of the mysteries themselves. However, the author has a good feeling for 18th century style, unlike many modern "historical" mystery writers..
I was lead to believe that this book would be kind of trashy, but I didn't find it so at all. It appears to be a soberly written account of the whole sordid story of Belle's crimes and the sensational aftermath. The author takes the evidence all together and, in the final pages, puts forth her own surprising theory to explain the inexplicable events. I'm not sure whether I agree with her idea, but it's worth thinking about. This book is as good as any if you want a short but thorough look at the case.… (plus d'informations)
Dela Torre was one of the pioneers of the historical mystery and obviously has great fun writing not only her stories but her dedication in high 18th century style. feels much more authentic than many later historical mysteries.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 17
- Aussi par
- 31
- Membres
- 340
- Popularité
- #70,096
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 24