Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Merriam Modell

Born: May 19, 1908
Died: July 1, 1994 (aged 86)
Bio: Merriam Modell ) (born Miriam Levant in Manhattan, New York was an American author of short stories, suspense and pulp fiction, who wrote primarily under the pen-name Evelyn Piper.
Known for:
- Bunny Lake Is Missing (1957)
- The Nanny (1964)
- Hanno's Doll (1962)
- The motive (1950)
- The Lady and Her Doctor (1986)