Dorothy Simpson 1933- Dorothy Simpson is a former French teacher. She now lives near Maidstone, Kent, with her husband and three children. She is the creator of 'Inspector Thanet'.

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'Inspector Thanet' Novels
1) The Night She Died	1981
2) Six Feet Under	1982
3) Puppet for a Corpse	1983
4) Close Her Eyes	1984
5) Last Seen Alive (Silver Dagger Award)	1985
6) Dead on Arrival	1986
7) Element of Doubt	1987
8) Suspicious Death	1988
9) Dead by Morning	1989
10) Doomed to Die	1991
11) Wake the Dead	1992
12) No Laughing Matter	1993
13) A Day for Dying	1996
14) Once Too Often	1998
15) Dead and Gone	1999
Other Novels
1) Harbingers of Fear	1977