Dorothy Fowler
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Dorothy Fowler | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Period | 2009–present |
| Genre | Mystery |
Dorothy Fowler is a writer who lives on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. In 2009, she published her first novel, What Remains Behind (Random House, 2009),[1] an archaeological mystery set in the Kaipara region of New Zealand.
Fowler lives on Waiheke Island, a gulf island in the Auckland harbour.[2] Prior to becoming a writer, she worked in a variety of jobs including building and boatbuilding, before returning to the University of Auckland to study ancient history and archaeology.[3] While completing her degree, she discovered she needed one final credit to graduate which prompted her to enroll in a creative writing course.
Writing
Fowler studied for a master's degree in Creative Writing, and was mentored by Witi Ihimaera, and award-winning New Zealand novelist Emily Perkins.[4] She wrote the manuscript to her debut novel as part of her course assignment, a mystery based on an archeological dig set in Whakapirau.[5] Fowler has described her taste in fiction as 'classic whodunnits'; Dorothy L. Sayers, Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, and she used her recent archaeological research from her first degree to form the basis of the research for her first novel.[6]
