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Susan Wittig Albert, also known by the pen names Robin Paige and Carolyn Keene (〔page 7, ''Great Women Mystery Writers'', 2nd Ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2007, publ. Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33428-5〕), is an American mystery writer from Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. == Biography == Albert grew up in downstate Illinois, attending Danville High School before moving to the nearby community of Bismarck, where she graduated. She earned a degree from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Berkeley. She became a college professor of English at the University of Texas, Austin, university administrator at Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans and vice president for academic affairs at Southwest Texas State University.〔 She writes a column for ''Country Living Gardener'' magazine. Her writing career has included the Nancy Drew mysteries under the pen name Carolyn Keene in the 1980s. By the 1990s, Albert was ready to embark upon an independent career and wrote ''Thyme of Death'', her first China Bayles novel. The book was warmly received, and was nominated for two national mystery awards, the 1992 Agatha and the 1993 Anthony in the "Best First Novel" category. All 21 of the China Bayles novels include the names of herbs, and the subsequent mysteries invariably include detailed, meticulously reported herbal themes that invoke the title. She is a popular guest speaker at both herbal clubs and women's groups around the country. Albert describes her books as "cozy mysteries" because they do not describe much violence or gratuitous behavior. She and her husband, Bill,〔(''Partners in Crime HQ'' ) (official site)〕 have also co-written ''The Robin Paige Victorian Mysteries'', a series of a dozen mysteries set in the Late Victorian era. Albert is also the author of ''The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter'', a series of mysteries featuring author Beatrix Potter. She was a keynote speaker at the Great Manhattan Mystery Conclave in 2005. 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「Susan Wittig Albert」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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