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American journalist, editor and spy fiction writer
Gayle Lynds (born 1945) is an American former journalist, editor and author. Lynds is known as the Queen of Espionage Fiction for her spy fiction or spy thrillers novels. Lynds is the co-founder of International Thriller Writers .
Early life [ edit ]
In 1945, Lynds was born in Omaha, Nebraska . Lynds' father was an artist who worked on woods. Lynds grew up in Council Bluffs, Iowa .[1] [2] [3]
Education [ edit ]
Lynds earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa .[2] [4]
Lynds began her writing career as a newspaper journalist for the Arizona Republic think tank , where she also acquired a Top Secret security clearance .[5] [2] [3]
Lynds' fiction career began with literary short stories published under her own name and several pulp fiction novels under male pseudonyms such as G.H. Stone, Gayle Stone, Nick Carter, and Don Pendleton.[1]
In 1996, Lynds' first novel Masquerade was published.[5] The Three Investigators , a YA mystery novel series. With Robert Ludlum , she created the Covert-One series and wrote three of the books.
In 2004, Lynds and David Morrell co-founded International Thriller Writers , Inc. and they became the first co-Presidents.[5] [6]
Lynds is known as the Queen of Espionage Fiction.[5]
The Hades Factor , which she co-wrote with Robert Ludlum, was a CBS television miniseries in April 2006.
Personal life [ edit ]
Lynds' husband was Dennis Lynds , also a novelist. Lynds and her family lived in Santa Barbara, California. In August 2005, Lynds' husband Dennis Lynds died.[1] [4]
In 2011 she married retired Maine district court judge John C. Sheldon. They lived near Portland.[7] [1]
Lynds lives in Maine where she is a full-time novelist.
This is a partial list of novels by Lynds.
1996 Masquerade - First spy novel written by a woman to become a bestseller.[5] [8]
1998 Mosaic
2001 Mesmerized
2004 The Coil - Won Military Writers Society of America Best Novel.[5]
2006 The Last Spymaster - Won American Author's Association 2006 American Author Medal.[9] [5] [4]
2010 The Book of Spies (also printed as The Library of Gold) [10] [3]
2015 The Assassins - Won Military Writers Society of America Founder’s Awards for Best Novel.[5] [11]
Covert-One series [ edit ]
This is a list of novels from the Covert-One series. Lynds co-wrote these novel with Robert Ludlum.
Filmography [ edit ]
Covert One: The Hades Factor (writer) (2006)
2002 Finalist of Daphne du Maurier Award for Mesmerized .
2004 BookPage Notable Title for The Coil . It also won the Affaire de Coeur reader poll for "Best Contemporary Novel."
2006 American Author Medal for The Last Spymaster . Presented by American Author's Association.
2006 Novel of the Year prize for The Last Spymaster . Presented by the Military Writers Society of America.[9]
2008 Golden Quill Awards for The Hades Factor [9]
Masquerade was listed by Publishers Weekly
Mosaic was named "Thriller of the Year" by Romantic Times magazine.
References [ edit ]
^ a b c Dunn, Matthew (October 20, 2010). "Gayle Lynds: "To Be A Writer, You Have To Want To Connect With The Reader" . thebigthrill.org . Retrieved March 28, 2021 .
^ a b c Kelley, Matt (May 31, 2006). "Iowa spy author tours country for latest book" . radioiowa.com . Retrieved March 28, 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g h "Author Interview: Gayle Lynds" . mbradleyonline.com . February 18, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2021 .
^ "S1E6: Gayle Lynds - Rising Above a Biased Industry" . YouTube
^ "About Us - Gayle Lynds" . roguewomenwriters.com . Retrieved March 28, 2021 .
^ Vidich, Paul (February 1, 2021). "10 Spy Novels With Women Protagonists" . electricliterature.com . Retrieved March 28, 2021 .
^ a b c d "Awards - 2006 American Author Medal" . americansuthorsassociation.com . 2006. Retrieved March 28, 2021 .
^ "The Book of Spies by Gayle Lynds" . nwbooklovers.org . September 18, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2021 .
^ "The Assassins by Gayle Lynds" . mwsadispatches.com . Retrieved March 28, 2021 .
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