Did you know lynley dodd is a famous New Zealand author. Lynley Dodd is also 84 years old and has written 34 books in 2025 and is planing on making more books. She is born in Rotorua and now lives in Tauranga and is Famous for writing children’s books and is born on July 5th 1941. Lynley Dodd has started her writing career in 1973 Lynley Dodd first book was The Nickle Nackle tree written with Eve Sutton. And Lynley Dodd has one daughter of her own and two grandchildren. Her famous characters are Hercules Morse, Bitzer Maloney, Muffin McLay, Bottomley Potts, and Schnitzel von Krumm, as well as the fearsome tomcat Scarface Claw.