Alison Gaylin

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Alison L. Gaylin is an American author of mystery and thriller novels. She has won a Shamus Award (2013) and Edgar Award (2019), and has been a finalist for many other awards.

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Gaylin received degrees from Northwestern University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. [1]

She lives in Woodstock, New York with her husband and daughter. [1]

Awards

CrimeReads included The Collective on their "Best Crime Novels of 2021" list. [2]

Awards for Gaylin's writing
YearTitleAwardResult
2006Hide Your Eyes Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel Finalist [3]
2013And She Was Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist [3]
International Thriller Writers Award for Best PaperbackFinalist [3]
Shamus Award for Best Original Paperback P.I. Novel Winner [3] [4] [5]
Into the Dark Shamus Award for Best Original Paperback P.I. Novel Finalist [3]
2015Stay With Me Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist [3]
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist [3]
2017What Remains of Me Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel Finalist [6]
2019If I Die Tonight Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist [3] [7]
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original Winner [3] [8] [9] [10]
Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel Finalist [3]
Staunch Book Prize Shortlist [11]
2020Never Look Back International Thriller Writers Award for Best PaperbackFinalist [3]
2021The Collective Anthony Award for Best Novel Finalist [3]
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller Finalist [12]

Publications

Novels

Brenna Spector books

  1. And She Was. HarperCollins. 2012. ISBN   9780061878206.
  2. Into the Dark. HarperCollins. 2013. ISBN   9780061878251.
  3. Stay With Me. HarperCollins. 2014. ISBN   9780061878268.

Samantha Leiffer Mystery books

  1. Hide Your Eyes. Signet Books. 2005. ISBN   9780451214485. [13]
  2. You Kill Me. Signet Books. 2005. ISBN   9780451217226. [14]

Sunny Randall books

The Sunny Randall books series has multiple authors. Gaylin wrote the eleventh book in the series.

Standalone novels

Novellas

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