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Dilys Winn


Born
in Dublin, Ireland
September 08, 1939

Died
February 05, 2015


Dilys Winn was an Irish author. She was born in Dublin, Ireland but moved to the USA when she was only one year old with her family in 1940. She graduated from the Baldwin School in Philadelphia and Pembroke College, afterward, she landed a job as an advertising copywriter.

She founded Mystery Ink. in 1972, America's first bookstore devoted solely to the mystery genre, she sold the bookstore in 1975 to free up time to work on a tome of essays and opinions on mystery fiction, which still remains a favorite in the mystery genre today.

in the 90s Winn moved to West Keys, Florida and opened up her second bookstore, Miss Marple’s Parlour, and began reviewing mystery stories for Kirkus Reviews, she had hundreds of reviews under her belt before she ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 235 ratings · 31 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors
Murder Ink: The Mystery Rea...
4.17 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 1977 — 12 editions
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Murderess Ink: The Better H...
3.92 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions
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Murder Ink: Revived, Revise...
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Passports and Profits: Pan ...
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TO LAY A HEARTH
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