Quote of the day
It goes without saying that the desire to accomplish the task with more confidence, to avoid wasting time and labour, and to spare our experimental animals as much as possible, made us strictly observe all the precautions taken by surgeons in respect to their patients.
Nancy Pickard
Born: September 19, 1945 (age 80)
Bio: Nancy Pickard is a US crime novelist. She has won five Macavity Awards, four Agatha Awards, an Anthony Award, and a Shamus Award. She is the only author to win all four awards.
Known for:
- The Scent of Rain and Lightning (2010)
- The Virgin of Small Plains (2006)
- Generous Death (1986)
- The Blue Corn Murders (1998)
- But I wouldn't want to die there (1993)








