Joseph Shearing Author

Joseph Shearing was one of the pennames of the prolific English writer Margaret Gabrielle Vere Long (18851952), who is best known by the name Marjorie Bowen. As Shearing she wrote novels based on real-life cases, earning her a following among contemporary critics such as Edward Waheknecht, who said "she is more than 'a born story-teller'; she is a witch, a genius in the creation of atmosphere" with "all the prime gifts of a writer of 'thrillers.'"