She went on to write several more young adult mysteries between 19. In 1964, the year her daughter Sarah was born, Hart won a writing contest, sponsored by Dodd, Mead and Calling All Girls, calling for a mystery novel that would appeal to adolescent girls. She gave up journalism after the birth of her son, Philip Jr. After graduation, while her husband attended law school, Hart worked as a newspaper reporter for The Norman Transcript. Hart met her husband Philip while traveling in Europe during her junior year in college. Hart is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Oklahoma (class of 1958), where she majored in journalism. She worked on school papers beginning in grade school, continuing all the way through her college years. At the age of 11, Hart decided that she wanted to be a newspaper reporter. She attended Cleveland Elementary School, Taft Junior High School, and Classen High School. Hart was born Carolyn Gimpel and was raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where she still lives. In 2014, she was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. She is the author of 63 books, including the Death on Demand, Henrie O and Bailey Ruth series.
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