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Lois Duncan Steinmetz (April 28, 1934 – June 15, 2016), known as Lois Duncan, was an American writer, novelist, poet, and journalist. She is best known for her young-adult novels, and has been credited by historians as a pioneering figure in the development of young-adult fiction, particularly in the genres of horror, thriller, and suspense.
Jan 9, 2024 · An iconic teen suspense author experiences a living nightmare. By Orrin Grey | Published Jan 9, 2024. “It was as if these things I’d written about as fiction became hideous reality.” That’s what Lois Duncan told an interviewer after the 1989 murder of her own 18-year-old daughter Kaitlyn Arquette.
Lois Duncan (born Lois Duncan Steinmetz) was an American writer and novelist, known primarily for her books for children and young adults, in particular (and some times controversially considering her young readership) crime thrillers.
Jun 18, 2016 · Lois Duncan, whose suspenseful young adult novels inspired the slasher movie “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and who later wrote about the unsolved murder of her daughter, died on Wednesday...
Jul 26, 2016 · Here are a few things you might not have known about the prolific author, who died on June 15, 2016 at the age of 82. 1. DUNCAN SOLD HER FIRST PIECE OF WRITING WHEN SHE WAS JUST 13. Duncan...
Jun 16, 2016 · Author Lois Duncan has died at the age of 82. She was the queen of teen thrillers, a pioneer in the young adult suspense genre. Long before vampires sparkled or hunger was a game, Duncan was...
Jun 16, 2016 · Young-adult fiction writer Lois Duncan has died at her home in Florida at age 82. The longtime New Mexico and Florida resident was best-known for suspense novels for young readers as well as children's books that were among nearly 50 published titles.
Lois Duncan has 63 books on Goodreads with 187585 ratings. Lois Duncan’s most popular book is I Know What You Did Last Summer.
The author of bestsellers like Stranger with My Face, The Third Eye, and Daughters of Eve, Lois Duncan (1936-2016) was an undisputed master of young adult suspense books.
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Jun 16, 2016 · Celebrated author Lois Duncan, best known for such popular suspense novels for young adults as Killing Mr. Griffin and I Know What You Did Last Summer, died at her Florida home on June 15. She...
