Elizabeth George
Elizabeth George | |
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| Born | Susan Elizabeth George February 26, 1949 Warren, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| 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
(m. 1971; div. 1995)Thomas McCabe |
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Susan Elizabeth George (born February 26, 1949)
She is best known for a series of novels featuring Inspector Thomas Lynley. The 21st book in the series appeared in January 2022. The first 11 were adapted for television by the BBC as earlier episodes of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
Biography
Elizabeth George was born in Warren, Ohio, the second child of Robert Edwin and Anne (née Rivelle) George. 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 18 months old as her father wanted to get away from 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] George is currently married to Tom McCabe.
Career
Her first published novel was
Awards
George's first novel, A Great Deliverance, was favorably received by the mystery fiction community.
It won the
Bibliography
Fiction: Inspector Lynley
- 1988: ISBN 9780553278026)
- 1989: ISBN 9780553284362)
- 1990: ISBN 9780553287349)
- 1991: ISBN 9780553295603)
- 1992: ISBN 9780553561272)
- 1992: ISBN 9780553566048)
- 1993: ISBN 9780553092622)
- 1996: ISBN 9780553092653)
- 1997: ISBN 9780553102345)
- 1999: ISBN 9780553102352)
- 2001: ISBN 9780553801279)
- 2003: ISBN 9780553801309)
- 2005: ISBN 9780060798451)
- 2006: ISBN 9780060545628)
- 2008: ISBN 9780061160875)
- 2010: ISBN 9780061160882)
- 2012: ISBN 9780525952589)
- 2013: ISBN 9781444706000)
- 2015: ISBN 9780525954330)
- 2018: The Punishment She Deserves (ISBN 978-1444786613)
- 2022: Something to Hide (ISBN 9780593296844)
Whidbey Island Saga
- 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)
- 2015: The Edge of the Shadows (ISBN 9780670012985)
- 2016: The Edge of the Light (ISBN 9780670012992)
Short story collections
- 2001: ISBN 9780340750636; Short story collection UK)
- 2002: ISBN 9780553802580; short story collection)
- 2004: ISBN 978-0-06-058821-2)
Non-fiction
- 2004: ISBN 9780060560423)
- 2020: Mastering the Process - from Idea to Novel
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8242-1004-5.
- ^ Stenger, Karl L. (2005). "Elizabeth George". Dictionary of Literary Biography. Detroit, Michigan: Gale. pp. 132–143.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-33428-3.
- ^ George, Elizabeth. "Chapter 2". A Great Deliverance.
As if a grammar school background and a working-class accent were social diseases that might infect him
- ^ "Malice Domestic Convention – Bethesda, MD". Malicedomestic.org. August 23, 1988. Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ^ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention: Anthony Awards Nominees". Bouchercon.info. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
- ^ "Best First Mystery Novel by an American Author Edgar Award Winners and Nominees – Complete Lists". Mysterynet.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
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