Natalie Sumner Lincoln

Natalie Sumner Lincoln (1917)

The Conan Doyle of Washington, Natalie Sumner Lincoln (The Washington Times, 9 september 1922, p. 13)

Natalie Sumner Lincoln (4 october 1881 - 31 august 1935) was an American writer. She was born in Washington and spent her whole career in this town. She was editor of the D.A.R. Magazine (Daughters of American R) from to .

She wrote 10 crime mystery novels with Inspector Mitchell from the Washington Police Department (1916-1927), and 2 novels with Detective Ferguson in the same town (1920-1921).

In 1922, The Washington Times mentioned her as The Conan Doyle of Washington.

Bibliography

Inspector Mitchell

• I Spy (1916)
• The Nameless Man (1917)
• The Moving Finger (1918)
• The Three Strings (1918)
• The Cat's Paw (1922)
• The Meredith Mystery (1923)
• The Missing Initial (1925)
• The Blue Car Mystery (1926)
• The Dancing Silhouette (1927)
• P.P.C. (1927)

Detective Ferguson

• The Red Seal (1920)
• The Unseen Ear (1921)

Other Stories

• The Trevor Case (1912)
• The Lost Despatch (1913)
• The Man Inside (1914)
• C.O.D. (1915)
• The Official Chaperon (1915)
• The Thirteenth Letter (1924)
• The Secret of Mohawk Pond (1928)
• The Fifth Latchkey (1929)
• Marked "Canceled" (1930)
• 13 Thirteenth Street (1932)

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