Canadian YA mystery author Norah McClintock, who wrote "more than 60 books for young readers over a career spanning more than 25 years, including several well-received mystery series," has died, Quillblog reported. She was 59. Her series include Robyn Hunter Mysteries, Chloe and Levesque Mysteries, Mike and Riel Mysteries and Ryan Dooley Mysteries. She was the only female writer to contribute to Orca's popular Seven Series and Seven Sequels, and joined six other female authors for Orca's Secrets series. McClintock was a five-time winner of the Writers Trust of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award.
"She was one of the finest writers of books for young adults in this country and was a consummate professional," Orca publisher Andrew Wooldrige said. "I have worked with Norah for years on a number of books and knew that we would publish anything Norah wrote. She was that good. I am so glad we were able to publish so many of her titles. We will miss her a lot--she was one of the good ones."