Lillian De La Torre

1902 – 1993

Lillian de la Torre was an American novelist and a prolific writer of historical mysteries. Her name is a pseudonym for Lillian de la Torre Bueno McCue. Her most popular works were in a series of stories she wrote about Samuel Johnson and James Boswell, under the title 'Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector'. She also wrote numerous books, short stories for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, reviews for The New York Times Book Review, poetry and plays. She was a President of the Mystery Writers of America.

• Dr. Sam. Johnson, detector
• 'Elizabeth is Missing', or, Truth Triumphant
• Detections of Dr. Sam.Johnson
• The 60 minute chef
• The actress; being the story of Sarah Siddons, showing how she began as a strolling player, how her stage lover won her heart and hand, how she struggled for fame and fortune and how she became queen of the London stage
• The exploits of Dr. Sam Johnson, detector
• The return of Dr. Sam. Johnson, detector
• 'Elizabeth is missing'
• The heir of Douglas
• The truth about Belle Gunness
• The white rose of Stuart
• Villainy detected