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Hillary Baldwin Waugh (June 22, 1920 – December 8, 2008) [ 1] was a pioneering American mystery novelist. In 1989, he was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.
Dec 8, 2008 · In 1949, as the result of reading a case book on true crime, Waugh decided to explore a realistic crime novel. With the cooperation of his fiancée, who was a student at Smith College, Waugh set his police procedural Last Seen Wearing... in a fictional women's college.
Dec 27, 2008 · Hillary Waugh, who helped pioneer the police procedural novel in dozens of mysteries, notably “Last Seen Wearing” (1952), died on Dec. 8 in Torrington, Conn.
Hillary Waugh has 142 books on Goodreads with 3905 ratings. Hillary Waugh’s most popular book is Last Seen Wearing.
Jan 1, 2009 · Hillary Waugh, a novelist whose prolific career introduced generations of mystery readers to small-town intrigue and police techniques rooted in real investigations, has died. He was 88.
Author Hillary Waugh's list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability.
1 day ago · A pioneer in the development of the American police procedural, Hillary Waugh had published three promising novels in the late 1940s before producing his best-known book, Last Seen Wearing— (1952).
Jan 1, 2009 · Hillary Waugh, a novelist whose prolific career introduced generations of mystery readers to small-town intrigue and police techniques rooted in real investigations, has died. He was 88.
Jan 6, 2009 · Hillary Waugh, the mystery writer who died on December 2 aged 88, was the author of nearly 50 novels, including Last Seen Wearing… (1952), acclaimed as a classic in the development of the ...
A thriller writer credited with changing the course of detective fiction, Waugh came to prominence with Last Seen Wearing in 1952. The film Jigsaw (1962) was based on his book Sleep Long My Love, while his writing provided the basis for television mystery series The Unforeseen (1960) and Detective (1968-69).
