January 2, 1940 -
American mystery writer
Author of "Thyme of Death" (for which she was nominated for the Agatha Award in 1992), "The Tale of Hill Top Farm" and "A Wilder Rose"
Was the author of numerous series including "The China Bayles Mysteries", "The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter", "The Robin Paige Victorian-Edwardian Mysteries" and "The Darling Dahlias Mysteries" as well as some of the Nancy Drew mysteries under the pen name Carolyn Keene
Also wrote under the pen name Robin Paige