Ann Turner Cook

Ann Turner Cook (November 20, 1926 – June 3, 2022) was an American mystery novelist, who was the model for the familiar Gerber Baby artwork seen on baby-food packages of the Gerber Products Company.

Cook was born on November 20, 1926. She studied at the University of Southern Florida. 

After retiring from teaching, Cook became a novelist. A member of the Mystery Writers of America, she was the author of the Brandy O'Bannon series of mystery novels set on Florida's Gulf Coast. The adventures of Florida reporter and amateur sleuth O'Bannon are detailed in Trace Their Shadows (2001) and Shadow over Cedar Key (2003).

She died at her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, on June 3, 2022, at age 95.

References

Other websites
Ann Turner Cook's website 
USF 50th Anniversary—College of Education Philanthropic Activities (with photo of Ann Turner Cook)

Category:1926 births
Category:American novelists
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