Kristine Smith is an American science fiction and

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. In 2001, she won the

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. She lives in northern Illinois. In 2009, she donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at

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. Since 2015, Smith has been publishing thrillers using the pseudonym "Alex Gordon."

Novels

As Kristine Smith

* ''Code of Conduct'' (1999) * ''Rules of Conflict'' (2000) * ''Law of Survival'' (2001) * ''Contact Imminent'' (2003) * ''Endgame'' (2007)

As Alex Gordon

*''Gideon'' (2015) *''Jericho'' (2016)

References

External links

Kristine Smith's home pageAlex Gordon's home page
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