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Dorothy Salisbury Davis
Dorothy Salisbury Davis is a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, and a recipient of lifetime achievement awards from Bouchercon and Malice Domestic. The author of seven...view moreDorothy Salisbury Davis is a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America, and a recipient of lifetime achievement awards from Bouchercon and Malice Domestic. The author of seventeen crime novels, including the Mrs. Norris Mysteries and the Julie Hayes Mysteries; three historical novels; and numerous short stories; she has served as president of the Mystery Writers of America and is a founder of Sisters in Crime.
Born in Chicago in 1916, she grew up on farms in Wisconsin and Illinois and graduated from college into the Great Depression. She found employment as a magic-show promoter, which took her to small towns all over the country, and subsequently worked on the WPA Writers Project in advertising and industrial relations. During World War II, she directed the benefits program of a major meatpacking company for its more than eighty thousand employees in military service. She was married for forty-seven years to the late Harry Davis, an actor, with whom she traveled abroad extensively. She currently lives in Palisades, New York. view less
Books by Dorothy Salisbury Davis
Mistletoe Mysteries: Tales of Yuletide Murder Where the Dark Streets Go Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Death of an Old Sinner Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Lullaby of Murder Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Scarlet Night Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Death in the Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Gentleman Called Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Old Sinners Never Die Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGod Speed the Night Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Habit of Fear Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Gentle Murderer Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5