Peter Dickinson, an award-winning British mystery writer has been died at the age of 88. His books for adults and children often crossed the boundaries separating the genres of crime, adventure, science fiction, fantasy and suspense. Mr. Dickinson, who wrote nearly 60 novels, was a late starter who did not publish his first novel until he was nearly 40. In the late 1960s, as an assistant editor at the humor magazine Punch, he had been reviewing mystery novels for several years.

More About Dickinson

• Dickinson was born in Africa but was educated in England and started his career at the satirical magazine Punch.
• He was the first person to win the Carnegie medal twice and was nominated for the prestigious medal nine times, including his last book In The Palace Of The Khans, which was published in 2012.
• He was the first and so far only author to win the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger award for two consecutive novels for his detective books Skin Deep in 1968 and A Pride Of Heroes in 1969.
• He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and former chairman of the Society of Authors.