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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.
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 ...
Jan 9, 2024 · That’s what Lois Duncan told an interviewer after the 1989 murder of her own 18-year-old daughter Kaitlyn Arquette. Duncan had already become legendary as one of the pioneers of young adult fiction, and more-or-less the inventor of the YA suspense subgenre.
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Jun 15, 2016 · 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.
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Lois Duncan has 63 books on Goodreads with 187923 ratings. Lois Duncan’s most popular book is I Know What You Did Last Summer.
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.
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...
