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Lady, or the Tiger, The
(DATED DEATH) - In reading books or viewing movies of a certain age, you will come across the term...the lady, or the tiger? It was popularized by the short story written by Frank R. Stockton.
Citations:
1. Read The Lady, or the Tiger?: at the Project Gutenberg website. Scroll past the many, many paragraphs of verbiage at the top to see the story below.

Langton, Jane
(Author) - Her first book was The Minuteman Murder. Her protagonists are Homer Kelly of the Middlesex County DA's office, and Mary Morgan, Concord librarian.
Citations:
1. The Craft of Crime: Conversations with Crime Writers, by John C. Carr, 1983, Houghton Mifflin. Complete chapter interview.

Latham, Emma
(American authors) - Emma Lathen is the pseudonym of Mary Jane Latsis and Martha Henissart. Both women met at Harvard University in the fifties. They joined forces, entered a mystery writing contest and lost, and then their first novel Banking on Death was published in 1961.
Citations:
1. 'The Case of the Wal Street Mysteries,' by Max Hall, Murder Ink, Dilys Winn, ed, Workman Publishing, 1977, pg. 55.
2. The Craft of Crime: Conversations with Crime Writers, by John C. Carr, 1983, Houghton Mifflin. Complete chapter interview.

Le Carre, John
(Author) - Creator of the character Smiley.
Citations:
1. 'John Le Carre's Circus,' by Harry D. Dawson, The Armchair Detective, Volume 13, Spring 1980, Number 2, pg 150.

Lederer, Francis
(Actor) - Born on 6 November, 1899 and died on 25 May 2000. Starred in many movies, including The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938).
Citations:
1. 'Midnight Man,' interview by Danny Savello, Scarlet Street magazine, Issue 37, page 39.
2. Francis Lederer, Man of Many Worlds, by Charles P, Mitchell, Classic Images website.

Lem, Stanislaw
(Author) - Polish science fiction writer. Author of The Investigation, Avon Books, 1976.
Citations:
1. 'Threats to Rationalism: John Fowles, Stanislaw Lem, and the Detective Story, The Armchair Detective magazine, Volume 13, Winter 1980, Number 1, page 4-7.

LOUISIANA, MURDERS IN

(TOPICAL)
- Under construction is a dossier that will list every mystery book taking place in the state of Louisiana.
Citations:
1. DOSSIER: Dead and Read in LOUISIANA

Lovesy, Peter
(British author) - Born in Whitton, Middlesex, England, on September 10, 1936, and educated at Hampton Grammar School and the University of Reading.
Citations:
1. 1. 'The Historian: Once Upon A Crime,' by Peter Lovesy, Murder Ink, Dilys Winn, ed, Workman Publishing, 1977, pg. 475.
2. The Craft of Crime: Conversations with Crime Writers, by John C. Carr, 1983, Houghton Mifflin. Complete chapter interview.

Lupino, Ida
(Actress and director)
- Actress,and one of the few women directors of the '40s in the United States. Born on 4 February, 1918 in London England, died 3 August 1995 in Los Angeles, California USA.
Citations:
1. 'There's Nothing Like a Dame!' by Michael Mallory, in Scarlet Street magazine issue 13, Winter 1994, pg. 45.

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Lady, or the Tiger, The (DATED DEATH)	- In reading books or viewing movies of a certain age, you will come across the term...the lady, or the tiger? It was popularized by the short story written by Frank R. Stockton. Citations: 1. Read The Lady, or the Tiger?: at the Project Gutenberg website. Scroll past the many, many paragraphs of verbiage at the top to see the story below.
Langton, Jane (Author)	- Her first book was The Minuteman Murder. Her protagonists are Homer Kelly of the Middlesex County DA's office, and Mary Morgan, Concord librarian. Citations: 1. The Craft of Crime: Conversations with Crime Writers, by John C. Carr, 1983, Houghton Mifflin. Complete chapter interview.
Latham, Emma (American authors)	- Emma Lathen is the pseudonym of Mary Jane Latsis and Martha Henissart. Both women met at Harvard University in the fifties. They joined forces, entered a mystery writing contest and lost, and then their first novel Banking on Death was published in 1961. Citations: 1. 'The Case of the Wal Street Mysteries,' by Max Hall, Murder Ink, Dilys Winn, ed, Workman Publishing, 1977, pg. 55. 2. The Craft of Crime: Conversations with Crime Writers, by John C. Carr, 1983, Houghton Mifflin. Complete chapter interview.
Le Carre, John (Author)	- Creator of the character Smiley. Citations: 1. 'John Le Carre's Circus,' by Harry D. Dawson, The Armchair Detective, Volume 13, Spring 1980, Number 2, pg 150.
Lederer, Francis (Actor)	- Born on 6 November, 1899 and died on 25 May 2000. Starred in many movies, including The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938). Citations: 1. 'Midnight Man,' interview by Danny Savello, Scarlet Street magazine, Issue 37, page 39. 2. Francis Lederer, Man of Many Worlds, by Charles P, Mitchell, Classic Images website.
Lem, Stanislaw (Author)	- Polish science fiction writer. Author of The Investigation, Avon Books, 1976. Citations: 1. 'Threats to Rationalism: John Fowles, Stanislaw Lem, and the Detective Story, The Armchair Detective magazine, Volume 13, Winter 1980, Number 1, page 4-7.
LOUISIANA, MURDERS IN (TOPICAL)	- Under construction is a dossier that will list every mystery book taking place in the state of Louisiana. Citations: 1. DOSSIER: Dead and Read in LOUISIANA
Lovesy, Peter (British author)	- Born in Whitton, Middlesex, England, on September 10, 1936, and educated at Hampton Grammar School and the University of Reading. Citations: 1. 1. 'The Historian: Once Upon A Crime,' by Peter Lovesy, Murder Ink, Dilys Winn, ed, Workman Publishing, 1977, pg. 475. 2. The Craft of Crime: Conversations with Crime Writers, by John C. Carr, 1983, Houghton Mifflin. Complete chapter interview.
Lupino, Ida (Actress and director)	- Actress,and one of the few women directors of the '40s in the United States. Born on 4 February, 1918 in London England, died 3 August 1995 in Los Angeles, California USA. Citations: 1. 'There's Nothing Like a Dame!' by Michael Mallory, in Scarlet Street magazine issue 13, Winter 1994, pg. 45.