Gayle Lynds

Gayle Lynds is the author of Masquerade, Mosaic, and Mesmerized, and coauthor with Robert Ludlum. Mosaic was named thriller of the year by Romantic Times magazine. Mesmerized was a finalist for the 2002 Daphne Du Maurier Award.

Related Topics:
Robert Ludlum - Daphne Du Maurier

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She began her writing career as an editor of Santa Barbara magazine and writing several pulp fiction novels under male pseudonyms. As a reporter for the Arizona Republic in Phoenix, her investigative reporting made such an impact it lead to changes in state legislation. Her career choices provided the background and credentials for her break through into the male-dominated world of espionage thriller writers, in particular her job as a former editor with Top Secret security clearance at a government think tank. In that capacity, she worked with projects ranging from making deserts bloom to designing cutting-edge military hardware that had the capacity to wipe life from entire continents.

Related Topics:
Pulp fiction - Pseudonym - Arizona Republic - Phoenix - Espionage thriller writers

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Born in Nebraska, raised in Iowa, she now lives in California with her husband, novelist Dennis Lynds.

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