Alison L. Gaylin is an American author of mystery and thriller novels. She has won a
Shamus Award (2013) and
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America which is based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards hon ...
(2019), and has been a finalist for many other awards.
Gaylin received degrees from
Northwestern University
Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...
and the
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is located in Pulitzer Hall on the university's Morningside Heights campus in New York City. Founded in 1912 by Joseph Pulitzer, Columbia Journalism School is one of the oldest journalism sch ...
.
She lives in
Woodstock, New York
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with her husband and daughter.
Awards
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CrimeReads'' included ''The Collective'' on their "Best Crime Novels of 2021" list.
Publications
Novels
Brenna Spector books
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Samantha Leiffer Mystery books
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Sunny Randall books
The Sunny Randall books series has multiple authors. Gaylin wrote the eleventh book in the series.
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Standalone novels
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Novellas
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References
External links
Official website
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Edgar Award winners
Shamus Award winners
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni
Northwestern University alumni