Lyn Elizabeth Hamilton (August 6, 1944 – September 10, 2009) was a Canadian author of archaeological mystery novels. Born to John Hamilton, a lawyer and politician, and Gwen, a librarian, Lyn Hamilton grew up in

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, and was educated at the

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. She worked in communications in the public service and private companies before publishing her first novel at the age of 50. She had been director of Cultural Programs Branch for the province of

and director of public affairs for the

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. Later, Hamilton taught mystery writing for the School for Continuing Studies of the University of Toronto and served as writer-in-residence for libraries in

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and Kitchener.

Death

She died on September 10, 2009, from cancer, aged 65.Mystery author Lyn Hamilton dies
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Bibliography

The Lara McClintoch Archaeological Mysteries *''The Xibalba Murders'' (1997) *''The Maltese Goddess'' (1998) *''The Moche Warrior'' (1999) *''The Celtic Riddle'' (2000) *''The African Quest'' (2001) *''The Etruscan Chimera'' (2002) *''The Thai Amulet'' (2003) *''The Magyar Venus'' (2004) *''The Moai Murders'' (2005) *''The Orkney Scroll'' (2006) *''The Chinese Alchemist'' (2007) Other *''Death Dines In'' (

anthology In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors. In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...

) (2004) - contributed ''Stark Terror at Tea-time''

External links

Lyn Hamilton's author website

Crime Writers Canada biography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Lyn 1944 births 2009 deaths Canadian mystery writers Canadian women novelists Deaths from cancer in Ontario People from Etobicoke Writers from Toronto University of Toronto alumni Canadian women mystery writers 20th-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century Canadian women writers Place of birth missing Place of death missing