Lillian De La Torre (1902–1993)
Auteur van Dr. Sam Johnson, Detector
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Ontwarringsbericht:
(eng) Lillian de la Torre is the pen name of Lillian de la Torre Bueno McCue.
Fotografie: bookjacket photo / Knutson Bowers
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Werken van Lillian De La Torre
The Truth about Belle Gunness: The True Story of Notorious Serial Killer Hell's Belle (1955) 26 exemplaren
The Actress: The Story of Sarah Siddons 5 exemplaren
The 60 Minute Chef 4 exemplaren
The Stolen Christmas Box [short story] 2 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Gangbare naam
- De La Torre, Lillian
- Officiële naam
- McCue, Lillian de la Torre Bueno
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Bueno, Lillian de la Torre (birth name)
- Geboortedatum
- 1902
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1993-09-13
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Opleiding
- Harvard University (MA)
Columbia University (MA)
New Rochelle College - Organisaties
- Mystery Writers of America (president)
- Ontwarringsbericht
- Lillian de la Torre is the pen name of Lillian de la Torre Bueno McCue.
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Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector (IPL Library of Crime… door 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.
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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.… (meer)
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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- 31
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- 340
- Populariteit
- #70,096
- Waardering
- 3.7
- Besprekingen
- 7
- ISBNs
- 24