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Dorothy Gilman was born in New Jersey, USA in 1923. She enjoyed story-telling from a young age, and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. During the 1950s and early 60s she wrote children's books under her married name Dorothy Gilman Butters. But it was the later Mrs Pollifax series of novels which properly made her name. She travelled extensively and many of her travels fed into Mrs Pollifax's adventures. Gilman was awarded the annual Grand Master Award by the Mystery Writers of America in 2010. She died in 2012.
'Mrs Pollifax is an enchantress' New York Times 'Mrs Pollifax gives Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple a rival to reckon with' Toronto Star 'Filled with adventures–and misadventures–but through it all Mrs Pollifax is triumphant' Booklist 'Absorbing and worthwhile ... You won’t want to put the book down' Portland Telegram 'The pace never flags, bolstered by the shrewd Mrs P. and a host of well-defined characters who all work their surprising wiles' Publishers Weekly 'Should delight you whether you’re looking for smiles or thrills' New York Times Book Review 'All’s right with the world as long as Mrs Pollifax is part of it' Mobile Register
