Peter Dickinson was born in Africa but raised and educated in
England. From 1952 to 1969 he was on the editorial staff
of Punch, and since then earned his living writing
fiction of various kinds for children and adults. His books have
been published in several languages throughout the world.
The author of twenty-one crime and mystery novels for adults,
Dickinson was the first to win the Gold Dagger Award of the Crime
Writers’ Association for two books running: The Glass-Sided Ants
Nest (1968) and The Old English Peepshow (1969). Dickinson was
shortlisted nine times for the prestigious Carnegie Medal for
children’s literature and was the first author to win it twice.
Dickinson served as chairman of the Society of Authors and was a
fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was made an Officer
of the Order of the British Empire in 2009 for services to
literature. Peter Dickinson died on December 16, 2015, at the age
of eighty-eight.
“There are few more ingenious writers of crime fiction than Peter
Dickinson.” —London Evening Standard
“Peter Dickinson is a national treasure.” —The Independent
“The works of British Mystery Writer Peter Dickinson are like
caviar—an acquired taste that can easily lead to addiction.”
—Time
“International intrigue . . . A suspenseful novel
and more.” —The New York Times
“First-rate Dickinson—it offers that rarest treat of all: a heroine
of flesh and blood and brain enough to cope with life as well as
crises.” —Judith Crist
“Gratifyingly brilliant . . . beautifully knotted
together . . . consistently fascinating.” —Library
Journal
“A genuine original.” —The Village Voice
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