Alison Gaylin

{{Short description|American author}}

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Alison L. Gaylin is an American author of mystery and thriller novels. She has won a Shamus Award (2013) and Edgar Award (2019), and has been a finalist for many other awards.

Gaylin received degrees from Northwestern University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.{{Cite web |title=Alison Gaylin |url=https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/alison-gaylin |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=HarperCollins |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223135915/https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/alison-gaylin |url-status=live }}

She lives in Woodstock, New York with her husband and daughter.

Awards

CrimeReads included The Collective on their "Best Crime Novels of 2021" list.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-09 |title=The Best Crime Novels of 2021 |url=https://crimereads.com/best-crime-novels-2021/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=CrimeReads |language=en-US |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921230730/https://crimereads.com/best-crime-novels-2021/ |url-status=live }}

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|+Awards for Gaylin's writing

!Year

!Title

!Award

!Result

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2006

|Hide Your Eyes

|Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel

|Finalist

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rowspan="4" |2013

| rowspan="3" |And She Was

|Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original

|Finalist

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International Thriller Writers Award for Best Paperback

|Finalist

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Shamus Award for Best Original Paperback P.I. Novel

|Winner

|{{Cite web |date=2013-09-21 |title=2013 Shamus Award winners |url=https://crimespreemag.com/2013-shamus-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Crimespree Magazine |language=en-US |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123025611/https://crimespreemag.com/2013-shamus-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Fiction, 2013 Shamus Award Winners, All Winners by Year - Shamus Awards, English |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/fiction/all-winners-by-year-shamus-awards/2013-shamus-award-winners/_/N-1z141wbZ2usxZ1wjk |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Barnes & Noble |language=en |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123025658/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/b/fiction/all-winners-by-year-shamus-awards/2013-shamus-award-winners/_/N-1z141wbZ2usxZ1wjk |url-status=live }}

Into the Dark

|Shamus Award for Best Original Paperback P.I. Novel

|Finalist

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rowspan="2" |2015

| rowspan="2" |Stay With Me

|Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original

|Finalist

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Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original

|Finalist

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2017

|What Remains of Me

|Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel

|Finalist

|{{Cite web |title=Edgar Awards |url=https://stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Edgar_Awards.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630165151/https://www.stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Edgar_Awards.html |archive-date=June 30, 2023 |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Stop, You're Killing Me}}

rowspan="4" |2019

| rowspan="4" |If I Die Tonight

|Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original

|Finalist

|{{Cite web |date=2019-05-15 |title=Announcing the 2019 Anthony Award Nominees |url=https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2019-anthony-award-nominees/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=CrimeReads |language=en-US |archive-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105134126/https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2019-anthony-award-nominees/ |url-status=live }}

Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original

|Winner

|{{Cite web |last=Snow |first=Violet |date=2019-05-13 |title=Woodstock suspense writer Alison Gaylin wins Edgar award |url=https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2019/05/13/gaylin-wins-edgar-award/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Hudson Valley One |language=en-US |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123030103/https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2019/05/13/gaylin-wins-edgar-award/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=2019 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners |url=https://mysterywriters.org/2019-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Mystery Writers of America |date=April 25, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712210917/https://mysterywriters.org/2019-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2019-04-26 |title=Announcing the 2019 Edgar Award Winners |url=https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2019-edgar-award-winners/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=CrimeReads |language=en-US |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607062558/https://crimereads.com/announcing-the-2019-edgar-award-winners/ |url-status=live }}

Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel

|Finalist

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Staunch Book Prize

|Shortlist

|{{Cite web |last= |title=Staunch Winner in Bookseller |url=http://staunchbookprize.com/staunch-winner-in-bookseller/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Staunch Book Prize |language=en-GB |archive-date=December 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211053758/https://staunchbookprize.com/staunch-winner-in-bookseller/ |url-status=live }}

2020

|Never Look Back

|International Thriller Writers Award for Best Paperback

|Finalist

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rowspan="2" |2021

| rowspan="2" |The Collective

|Anthony Award for Best Novel

|Finalist

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Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller

|Finalist

|{{Cite web |date=2022-02-23 |title=Mariana Enriquez, Michael Connelly, S.A. Cosby among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-02-23/2022-book-prizes-finalists |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308131742/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-02-23/2022-book-prizes-finalists |url-status=live }}

Publications

= Novels =

== Brenna Spector books ==

  1. {{Cite book |title=And She Was |date=2012 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=9780061878206}}
  2. {{Cite book |title=Into the Dark |date=2013 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=9780061878251}}
  3. {{Cite book |title=Stay With Me |date=2014 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=9780061878268}}

== Samantha Leiffer Mystery books ==

  1. {{Cite book |title=Hide Your Eyes |date=2005 |publisher=Signet Books |isbn=9780451214485}}{{Cite web |date=2005-02-07 |title=HIDE YOUR EYES by Alison Gaylin |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780451214485 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Publishers Weekly |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703184725/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780451214485 |url-status=live }}
  2. {{Cite book |title=You Kill Me |date=2005 |publisher=Signet Books |isbn=9780451217226}}{{Cite web |date=2005-10-31 |title=You Kill Me by Alison Gaylin |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780451217226 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Publishers Weekly |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703185746/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780451217226 |url-status=live }}

== Sunny Randall books ==

The Sunny Randall books series has multiple authors. Gaylin wrote the eleventh book in the series.

  • {{Cite book |title=Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence |date=2023 |publisher=G. P. Putnam's Sons |isbn=9780593540527}}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-15 |title=Alison Gaylin on the Challenges of Bringing a Robert B. Parker PI into the Social Media Era |url=https://crimereads.com/alison-gaylin-robert-b-parker/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=CrimeReads |language=en-US |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130034035/https://crimereads.com/alison-gaylin-robert-b-parker/ |url-status=live }}

== Standalone novels ==

  • {{Cite book |title=Trashed |date=2007 |publisher=NAL Hardcover |isbn=9780451221131}}{{Cite web |date=2007-07-09 |title=Trashed by Alison Gaylin |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780451221131 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Publishers Weekly |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706080941/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780451221131 |url-status=live }}
  • {{Cite book |title=Heartless |date=2008 |publisher=Obsidian |isbn=9780451224972}}{{Cite web |date=2008-07-21 |title=Heartless by Alison Gaylin |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780451224972 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Publishers Weekly |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703185001/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780451224972 |url-status=live }}
  • {{Cite book |title=Reality Ends Here |date=2013 |publisher=Pocket Star |isbn=9781476727592}}
  • {{Cite book |title=What Remains of Me |date=2016 |publisher=William Morrow |isbn=9780062369857}}{{Cite web |date=2015-12-21 |title=What Remains of Me by Alison Gaylin |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780062369857 |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Publishers Weekly |archive-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518183953/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780062369857 |url-status=live }}
  • {{Cite book |title=If I Die Tonight |date=2018 |publisher=William Morrow |isbn=9780062641090}}{{Cite web |title=If I Die Tonight |url=https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/if-i-die-tonight// |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Bookmarks.reviews |language=en-US |archive-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927152646/https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/if-i-die-tonight/ |url-status=live }}
  • {{Cite book |title=Never Look Back |date=2019 |publisher=William Morrow |isbn=9780062884350}}{{Cite web |title=Never Look Back by Alison Gaylin |url=https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/never-look-back// |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Book Marks |language=en-US |archive-date=December 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209185536/https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/never-look-back/ |url-status=live }}
  • {{Cite book |title=The Collective |date=2021 |publisher=William Morrow |isbn=9780063083158}}{{Cite web |title=The Collective by Alison Gaylin |url=https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/the-collective// |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Book Marks |language=en-US |archive-date=May 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511003807/https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/the-collective/ |url-status=live }}

= Novellas =

  • {{Cite book |title=The Gift |date=2020 |publisher=Amazon Original Stories |isbn=9781542015295}}{{Cite web |last=Woods |first=Paula L. |date=2021-10-28 |title=Review: A mother gets a shot at revenge — at a price — in Alison Gaylin's 'The Collective' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-10-28/review-a-mother-gets-a-shot-at-revenge-at-a-price-in-alison-gaylins-the-collective |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104001043/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2021-10-28/review-a-mother-gets-a-shot-at-revenge-at-a-price-in-alison-gaylins-the-collective |url-status=live }}

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