| Dorothy Bowers | |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Leominster, Herefordshire, United Kingdom |
| Death Date: | 29 August 1948 (aged 46) |
| Death Place: | England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
Dorothy Bowers (1902–1948) was a British mystery novelist.[1] After graduating from Oxford University she became a history teacher as well as compiling crossword puzzles. Her debut novel Postscript to Poison was well received by critics. Her five novels were all published during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. She died from tuberculosis shortly after having been elected to the Detection Club in recognition of her novels.[2] She had been considered a natural successor to Dorothy L. Sayers.[3]