C. E. LAWRENCE (1953– ), pseudonym Carole Buggé, is the author of two Sherlock Holmes novels, The Star of India (1998) and The Haunting of Torre Abbey (2000), and a series featuring Claire Rawlings in the detective adventures Who Killed Blanche DuBois? (1999), Who Killed Dorian Gray? (2000), and Who Killed Mona Lisa? (2001).
Under her real name, Lawrence has written four thrillers starring Lee Campbell: Silent Screams (2009), Silent Victim (2010), Silent Kills (2011), and Silent Slaughter (2012). Her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She has won numerous prizes for her poetry. Her plays and musicals have been presented regionally and in New York City. Her advanced physics play, Strings, which dramatized string theory and cosmology, was described by John Simon as “the most absorbing play in New York today.” Lawrence is also a professional singer, actress, and improvisational comedian.
“The Strange Case of the Tongue-Tied Tenor” was first published in The Game Is Afoot, edited by Marvin Kaye (New York, St. Martin’s Press, 1994).