Elisabeth Bowers Explained

Elisabeth Bowers (born October 10, 1949) is a Canadian writer of mystery fiction.

A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Bowers later moved to the Gulf Islands. She is an alumna of the University of British Columbia, and during her career has held a variety of jobs. She wrote two detective novels, set in Vancouver, featuring Meg Lacey, a full-time detective and divorced mother.[1] The first, Ladies' Night, was a finalist for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel.[2] Her work has been described as "some of the very best in Canadian crime writing".[3]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kathleen Gregory Klein. Great Women Mystery Writers: Classic to Contemporary. 1994. Greenwood Press. 978-0-313-28770-1.
  2. Web site: Elisabeth Bowers. www.stopyourekillingme.com. Mar 31, 2020.
  3. Book: David Skene-Melvin. Investigating Women: Female Detectives by Canadian Writers : an Eclectic Sampler. December 1995. Dundurn. 978-0-88924-269-2. 25–.