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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