Lillian de la Torre Bueno McCue (née Bueno; pen name, Lillian de la Torre; March 15, 1902 – September 13, 1993) was an American novelist and a prolific writer of historical mysteries.
Born in Manhattan in 1902, de la Torre received master's degrees from Columbia University and Harvard.
Her most popular works were the Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector series of 33 detective stories that cast 18th century literary figures Samuel Johnson and James Boswell into Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson roles.
Her play Goodbye, Miss Lizzie Borden was adapted as the episode "The Older Sister" for Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
She was a President of the Mystery Writers of America, and was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime for The Truth about Belle Gunness (1955).