Officiële naam: Gardiner, Dorothy
Geboortedatum: 1894
Overlijdensdatum: 1979-12-04
Geslacht: female
Nationaliteit: USA
Geboorteplaats: Naples, Italy
Plaats van overlijden: Buffalo, New York, USA
Opleiding: University of Colorado
Beroepen: historical novelist
mystery writer
admin for Red Cross
Relaties: Gardiner, Dr. John (father)
Organisaties: Mystery Writers of America (executive sectretary)
Korte biografie: Dorothy Gardiner was born in Italy, the daughter of Dr. John Gardiner, a Scottish biologist working for the University of Colorado, and grew up in Boulder. In 1917, she graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in history. During World War II, she was an administrator for the North Atlantic area office of the American Red Cross. Much of her work was set in Colorado, and her detailed knowledge of the region is reflected in them. Her most famous work, West of the River (1941), was a history of the opening up by settlers of the region west of the Missouri, and north of the Santa Fe Trail. From 1950 to 1957 she served as executive secretary of the Mystery Writers of America. Her mystery fiction works included The Transatlantic Ghost (1933), A Drink for Mr. Cherry (1934), What Crime Is It? (1956) and The Seventh Mourner. She also edited the works of Raymond Chandler.

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The Transatlantic Ghost door Dorothy Gardiner

Retired New York police detective Mr. Watson is on his way around the world, heading for England, after inheriting 20,000 pounds. In California, he is invited to stay at the home of millionaire Gilson Hibbs. The home is unusual: it's a castle that Hibbs bought in Scotland and moved piece by piece to the southern California coast. Indeed, rumor has it that a ghost came with it from Scotland. Other house guests are Sir John Bleasdale, former owner of the castle; his nephew Larry; movie stars Lorena Lorton and Monty Monkhouse; Dr. Wilmot; and Mr. and Mrs. Ross. Hibbs' niece Kirstie and aunt Albertina live with him. The tension is high between Sir John and Hibbs, with Sir John accusing Hibbs of stealing an old trunk when he bought the castle and of lying about the ghost. Sir John, denying any ghost exists, agrees to spend 10 minutes in the room that the ghost frequents. No one will be surprised to learn that Sir John doesn't make it out of the room alive. Mr. Watson pledges to himself to find the true killer when Larry is arrested for the murder.

I liked Mr. Watson quite a bit, even though it's hard to believe from his reactions to some events that he was ever a police detective.… (meer)

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