Simpson was brought up in South Wales, went to Bridgend Grammar School and then to Bristol University, where she read modern languages. After university she moved to Kent (the background of the Thanet novels) to teach French at Dartford and Erith grammar schools from 1955 to 1962.[2] She married in 1961 and worked as a marriage guidance counsellor from 1969 to 1982. She began writing in 1975. She and her husband and three children [2] live in Maidstone, Kent.[1]
Writingedit
Her first novel was published in 1977, but her next three manuscripts were rejected. She was determined to "devote her next efforts to creating an intriguing murder mystery staged around an engaging sleuth," and came up with her mainstay characters Inspector Luke Thanet and his colleague Sergeant Michael Lineham in The Night She Died, the first of a series of 15 novels.[1] Severe repetitive stress injury forced her to stop writing in 2000.
^ abcpage 233–235, Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2007, published by Greenwood Press, ISBN0-313-33428-5
^ ab"About The Author - Dorothy Simpson". www.dorothysimpson.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
February 13, 2024
dorothy, simpson, this, article, about, author, actress, poet, born, dorothy, bridges, dorothy, preece, simpson, born, june, 1933, blaenavon, monmouthshire, wales, died, august, 2020, aged, english, language, writer, mystery, novels, winner, silver, dagger, aw. This article is about the author For the actress and poet born as Dorothy Simpson see Dorothy Bridges Dorothy Preece Simpson born 20 June 1933 Blaenavon Monmouthshire now in Wales died August 20 2020 Aged 87 was an English language writer of mystery novels and a winner of a Silver Dagger Award from the Crime Writers Association of Great Britain 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Writing 3 Bibliography 3 1 Inspector Thanet series 3 2 Other novels 4 ReferencesBiography editSimpson was brought up in South Wales went to Bridgend Grammar School and then to Bristol University where she read modern languages After university she moved to Kent the background of the Thanet novels to teach French at Dartford and Erith grammar schools from 1955 to 1962 2 She married in 1961 and worked as a marriage guidance counsellor from 1969 to 1982 She began writing in 1975 She and her husband and three children 2 live in Maidstone Kent 1 Writing editHer first novel was published in 1977 but her next three manuscripts were rejected She was determined to devote her next efforts to creating an intriguing murder mystery staged around an engaging sleuth and came up with her mainstay characters Inspector Luke Thanet and his colleague Sergeant Michael Lineham in The Night She Died the first of a series of 15 novels 1 Severe repetitive stress injury forced her to stop writing in 2000 Bibliography editInspector Thanet series edit The Night She Died 1981 Six Feet Under 1982 Puppet for a Corpse 1983 Close Her Eyes 1984 Last Seen Alive 1985 winner of a Silver Dagger Dead On Arrival 1986 Element of Doubt 1987 Suspicious Death 1988 Dead By Morning 1989 Doomed to Die 1991 Wake the Dead 1992 No Laughing Matter 1993 A Day for Dying 1995 Once Too Often 1998 Dead and Gone 1999 Other novels edit Harbingers of Fear 1977 References edit a b c page 233 235 Great Women Mystery Writers 2nd ed by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay 2007 published by Greenwood Press ISBN 0 313 33428 5 a b About The Author Dorothy Simpson www dorothysimpson co uk Retrieved 7 June 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dorothy Simpson amp oldid 1160124851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
