Lange Lewis | |
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 Lewis in 1942 | |
| Born | Jane de Lange Lewis September 10, 1915 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 2003 (aged 87) |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Years active | 1942–1979 |
| Spouses | William Mansfield Beynon
(m. 1940, divorced)Malcolm Havens Bissell Jr.
(m. 1944; div. 1948)George A. Brandt
(m. 1952; div. 1964) |
Jane de Lange Lewis (September 10, 1915 – February 1, 2003), known by her pen names Lange Lewis, Jane Beynon and Jane Lewis Brandt, was an American author. She graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1939 and began writing mystery novels, the first two of which – Murder Among Friends and Juliet Dies Twice – were set at a fictional university standing in for USC. She wrote three other books in the series, which followed a fictional lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police Department, Richard Tuck: Meat for Murder, The Birthday Murder and The Passionate Victims.
Under her married name Jane Beynon, Lewis published the novel Cypress Man. Following a time teaching in Mexico City, she published two historical romances, Love in the Hot-Eye Country and La Chingada. Although she is largely obscure in the modern day, her books received generally positive reviews from critics at the time.