Lillian de la Torre

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Lillian de la Torre Bueno McCue (née Bueno; pen name, Lillian de la Torre; March 15, 1902 – September 13, 1993) was an American novelist and a prolific writer of historical mysteries. She served as President of the Mystery Writers of America.

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Books & Publications

Author: Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector — 1985 edition
Author: The Detections of Dr. Sam: Johnson — 1989 edition

Contributions in order of title

Advertisement to the Reader — in Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
de la Torre's Life of Johnson — in Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
Dedication to G. S. M. Esq: — in Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
Good-bye, Miss Lizzie Borden — in The Second Book of Crime-Craft
Milady Bigamy — in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
Notes on Historical Background — in Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
Prince Charlie's Ruby — in Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
Saint-Germain the Deathless — in The Detections of Dr. Sam: Johnson
The Black Stone of Dr. Dee — in The Detections of Dr. Sam: Johnson
The Blackamoor Unchain'd — in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
The Conveyance of Emelina Grange — in Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
The Disappearing Servant Wench — in Four-&-Twenty Bloodhounds
The Flying Highwayman — in Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
The Frantick Rebel — in The Detections of Dr. Sam: Johnson
The Great Seal of England — in Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
The Highwayman's Heritage — in Mystery Cats
The Manifestations in Mincing Lane — in Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
The Missing Shakespeare Manuscript — in The Detections of Dr. Sam: Johnson
The Monboddo Ape Boy — in Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
The Second Sight of Dr. Sam: Johnson — in Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
The Spirit of the '76 — in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine
The Stolen Christmas Box — in Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector
The Stroke of Thirteen — in The Detections of Dr. Sam: Johnson
The Tontine Curse — in The Detections of Dr. Sam: Johnson
The Triple-Lock'd Room — in The Detections of Dr. Sam: Johnson
The Viotti Stradivarius — in The Detections of Dr. Sam: Johnson
The Wax-Work Cadaver — in Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector