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Dorothy Edith Gilman, also known as Dorothy Gilman Butters, was an American author of mystery and spy fiction. She is most well known for the Mrs. Pollifax series of spy novels, about spy and grandmother Emily Pollifax, who chooses to become a spy in her 60s, and who stars in fourteen books published between 1966 and 2000. In 2010, she was the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award recipient.
Gilman's books tend to feature uncommon, unique characters, often travelling to exotic locales.


Bibliography

  1. (2002)

    Kaleidoscope

  2. (2000)

    Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled

  3. (1997)

    Mrs. Pollifax, Innocent Tourist

  4. (1996)

    Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer

  5. (1995)

    Mrs. Pollifax Pursued

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  • Legal name: Dorothy Gilman
  • Birthdate: June 25, 1923
  • Birthplace: New Brunswikck, NJ, United States
  • Nationality: American
  • Gender: Female
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  • Genres: Mystery
  • Date of death: February 2, 2012 (aged 88)
  • Burial location: Rye Brook, New York, USA