Dickinson, Peter, 1927-2015

found: A bone from a dry sea, 1993:t.p. (Peter Dickinson) jkt. (b. in what is now Zambia)

found: His The green gene, 1973:title-page (Peter Dickinson) dust jacket (Peter Dickinson; used to be on the staff of Punch before becoming a full-time novelist; he has written five books around the career and retirement pursuits of Detective Superintendent Jimmy Pibble; also wrote the distinguished children's novels, The weathermonger, Heartsease, The devil's children, Emma Tupper's Diary, and The gift)

found: Wikipedia, May 19, 2015(Peter Dickinson; Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson OBE FRSL (born 16 December 1927); prolific English author and poet, best known for children's books and detective stories; born in Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia; nationality: British; education: Eton College (1941-1946); Alma mater: King's College, Cambridge (1948-51)) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Dickinson

found: Author's website, May 19, 2015:about Peter page (he and his second wife, the American writer Robin McKinley, live in [Hampshire] an almost-too-pretty country town in the south of England) - http://peterdickinson.com/about-peter/

found: New York times WWW site, viewed Dec. 18, 2015(in obituary published Dec. 17: Peter Dickinson; Peter Malcolm de Brissac Dickinson; b. Dec. 16, 1927, Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia); when he was 7, the family returned to Britain; d. Wednesday [Dec. 16, 2015], Winchester, aged 88; award-winning British mystery writer whose books for adults and children often crossed the boundaries separating the genres of crime, adventure, science fiction, fantasy, and suspense)