It Was a Dark and Stormy Night.

Happy birthday to Snoopy inspiration and Dickens pal Edward Bulwer Lytton (1st Baron Lytton), who was born today in 1803. Stay tuned for the Clues issue that features an article on Bulwer Lytton's contribution to crime fiction.

And birthday cake also goes to Jason Bourne creator and former actor-producer Robert Ludlum, born today in New York City in 1927.