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Dorothy Margaret Salisbury Davis (April 25, 1916 − August 3, 2014) was an American crime fiction writer. ==Life and career== Davis, an adopted child, was born in Chicago in 1916 〔"Dorothy Salisbury Davis". ''Contemporary Authors Online''. November 15, 2005. Retrieved on August 4, 2010.〕 and raised in Illinois by Margaret (Greer) and Alfred J. Salisbury.〔(Davis, Dorothy Salisbury - American Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Presen ) HighBeam Research〕 She worked in Chicago in advertising as a research librarian and as an editor of The Merchandiser, prior to taking up fiction writing. She was married to Harry Davis, the character actor,〔(Harry Davis at imdb )〕 from 1946 until his death in 1993. She published many novels and short stories. Among them are two sets of series novels, but she mainly wrote stand alone novels. Her novels explore psychological suspense, as was popular for many decades, and has 'an especially strong way of sharing with readers the minds of female characters confronting hazards and crisis'.〔(John M. Reilly ‘Dorothy Salisbury Davis Biography’ at Jrank.org )〕 She was nominated for an Edgar Award eight times, served as President〔( 'Presidents' page Mystery Writers of America website )〕 of the Mystery Writers of America in 1956 and was declared a Grand Master by that organization in 1985. She was on the initial steering committee of Sisters in Crime when it was formed in 1986 and her support was influential in dampening attacks on the new organization. Davis died on August 3, 2014, at a senior residence facility in Palisades, New York. She had been in failing health for several months prior to her death at the age of 98. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dorothy Salisbury Davis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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