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| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Occupation | Writer |
Flynn Berry is an American writer. She is most widely known for her book Under the Harrow. [1]
Berry attended The Masters School before matriculating to Brown University. She then studied writing at the Michener Center for Writers. [1]
In 2016, Berry published Under the Harrow, a mystery novel about a woman's murder in a sleepy English town and the effects of the murder upon her sister. [2] The book received universally positive reviews. [3] It also won the 2017 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. [4] In 2018, Berry published A Double Life based on the murder of Sandra Rivett and the subsequent disappearance of Lord Lucan. [5] In 2021, Berry published Northern Spy.
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