Bess Moyer

Very little confirmed biographical information about this author appears to be readily available online, but Bess Moyer is credited as the writer of the Girl Flyers children's mystery series. The series was published by Goldsmith in 1932 and includes Gypsies of the Air and The Girl Flyers on Adventure Island.

Her best-known work follows twin sisters Terry and Prim Mapes, young flyers who grew up on their father's airstrip and find themselves pulled into dangerous mysteries. That setup gives the books a fun mix of aviation, independence, and old-fashioned adventure.

Because so little verified personal history is easy to confirm, Bess Moyer is remembered mainly through the books themselves. Even so, her stories stand out for giving young female characters unusual freedom, skill, and daring in an era when that was still fairly rare in children's fiction.