Elizabeth George
| Elizabeth George | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Susan Elizabeth George February 26, 1949 Warren, Ohio |
| Occupation | author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | English-Italian |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education |
English Bachelor of Arts counseling and psychology Master's of Education |
| Alma mater | University of California, Riverside |
| Genre |
mystery fiction detective fiction |
| Spouse |
Ira Jay Toibin (1971–1995) |
| Website | |
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Susan Elizabeth George (born February 26, 1949[1]) is an American author of mystery novels set in Great Britain.
Eleven of her novels featuring her main character, Inspector Lynley, have been adapted for television by the BBC as The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
Biography
Elizabeth George was born in Warren, Ohio, to Robert Edwin and Anne (née Rivelle) George, their second child—she has an older brother, author Robert Rivelle George. Her mother was a nurse, and her father a manager for a conveyor company.[1] The family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area when she was eighteen months old. Her father wanted to get away from the Midwestern weather.[2]
She was a student of English, having received a teaching certificate from the University of California, Riverside. While teaching English in the public school system, she completed a master's degree in counseling and psychology.[3] She received an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Cal State University Fullerton in 2004 and was awarded an honorary Masters in Fine Arts from the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts in 2010. She also established the Elizabeth George Foundation in 1997.
George married Ira Jay Toibin in 1971 and they divorced in 1995.[3]
First published book
Her first published novel was A Great Deliverance, (1988). It introduces Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, actually Lord Asherton, privately educated (Eton College and Oxford University) and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, Lynley's partner, (secondary modern educated and from a working-class background) – both from Scotland Yard. Also, Lady Helen Clyde, Lynley's girlfriend, and Lynley's former school friend, Simon St. James.
Bibliography
Fiction: Inspector Lynley
- 1988: A Great Deliverance — (ISBN 9780553278026)
- 1989: Payment in Blood — (ISBN 9780553284362)
- 1990: Well-Schooled in Murder — (ISBN 9780553287349)
- 1991: A Suitable Vengeance — (ISBN 9780553295603)
- 1992: For the Sake of Elena — (ISBN 9780553561272)
- 1992: Missing Joseph — (ISBN 9780553566048)
- 1993: Playing for the Ashes — (ISBN 9780553092622)
- 1996: In the Presence of the Enemy — (ISBN 9780553092653)
- 1997: Deception on His Mind — (ISBN 9780553102345)
- 1999: In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner — (ISBN 9780553102352)
- 2001: A Traitor to Memory— (ISBN 9780553801279)
- 2003: A Place of Hiding — (ISBN 9780553801309)
- 2005: With No One as Witness — (ISBN 9780060798451)
- 2006: What Came Before He Shot Her — (ISBN 9780060545628)
- 2008: Careless in Red — (ISBN 9780061160875)
- 2010: This Body of Death — (ISBN 9780061160882)
- 2012: Believing The Lie — (ISBN 9780525952589)
- 2013: Just One Evil Act — (ISBN 9781444706000)
- 2015: A Banquet of Consequences
Fiction-other
- 2001: The Evidence Exposed — (ISBN 9780340750636; Short story collection UK)
- 2002: I, Richard — (ISBN 9780553802580; short story collection)
- 2004: A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women — (editor; ISBN 978-0-06-058821-2)
- 2012: The Edge of Nowhere (The Edge of Nowhere: Saratoga Woods or The Edge of Nowhere 01: The Dog House) — (ISBN 9781444719956)
- 2013: The Edge of the Water (The Edge of the Water: Saratoga Woods) — (ISBN 9780670012978)
Non-fiction
- 2004: Write Away — (ISBN 9780060560423)
Awards
Elizabeth George's first novel, A Great Deliverance, received notable attention from the Mystery fiction community:
- The novel won the Agatha Award for "Best First Novel" in 1988
- Won the 1989 Anthony Award in the same category
- Nominated for the Edgar Award in 1988.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thompson, Clifford (2001). Current Biography Yearbook 2000. Bronx, New York: H. W. Wilson Company. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-8242-1004-5.
- ↑ Stenger, Karl L. (2005). "Elizabeth George". Dictionary of Literary Biography. Detroit, Michigan: Gale. pp. 132–143.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lindsay, Elizabeth Blakesley (2007). Great Women Mystery Writers. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-313-33428-3.
- ↑ "Malice Domestic Convention – Bethesda, MD". Malicedomestic.org. August 23, 1988. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention: Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ↑ "Best First Mystery Novel by an American Author Edgar Award Winners and Nominees – Complete Lists". Mysterynet.com. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
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