Lenore Glen Offord

Lenore Glen Offord (October 24, 1905 – April 24, 1991) was an American writer and reviewer of detective fiction.

Offord was born in Spokane, Washington and attended Mills College in Oakland, California. She graduated in 1925 with a degree in English. She attended the University of California at Berkeley the following year.

Offord authored twelve books, eight of which are mysteries set in the San Francisco area.

Offord was the ''San Francisco Chronicle'''s mystery critic for more than thirty years, initially taking over Anthony Boucher's column during World War II. She received the Edgar Award for Outstanding Criticism in 1952.

A long-time devotée of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Offord was the first female member of the Baker Street Irregulars in 1958. Provided by Wikipedia