February 3, 1927. Joan Lowery Nixon was born on this date in Los Angeles. Her 100+ books, mostly for children and young adults, brought her an unprecedented 4 Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America, scoring five other nominations.I know one young reader, the veteran of countless R.L. Stine Goosebumps books, who thought her The Name of the Game was Murder was too suspenseful...
A wonderful person. I miss her.
ReplyDeleteI never got to meet her, Bill.
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