Alison Gaylin

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.^[1]

She lives in Woodstock, New York with her husband and daughter.^[1]

Awards

CrimeReads included The Collective on their "Best Crime Novels of 2021" list.^[2]

Awards for Gaylin's writing
Year	Title	Award	Result
2006	Hide Your Eyes	Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel	Finalist	^[3]
2013	And She Was	Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original	Finalist	^[3]
		International Thriller Writers Award for Best Paperback	Finalist	^[3]
		Shamus Award for Best Original Paperback P.I. Novel	Winner	^[3]^[4]^[5]
	Into the Dark	Shamus Award for Best Original Paperback P.I. Novel	Finalist	^[3]
2015	Stay With Me	Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original	Finalist	^[3]
2015	Stay With Me	Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original	Finalist	^[3]
2017	What Remains of Me	Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel	Finalist	^[6]
2019	If I Die Tonight	Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original	Finalist	^[3]^[7]
		Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original	Winner	^[3]^[8]^[9]^[10]
		Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel	Finalist	^[3]
		Staunch Book Prize	Shortlist	^[11]
2020	Never Look Back	International Thriller Writers Award for Best Paperback	Finalist	^[3]
2021	The Collective	Anthony Award for Best Novel	Finalist	^[3]
2021	The Collective	Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller	Finalist	^[12]

Publications

Novels

Brenna Spector books

And She Was. HarperCollins. 2012. ISBN 9780061878206.
Into the Dark. HarperCollins. 2013. ISBN 9780061878251.
Stay With Me. HarperCollins. 2014. ISBN 9780061878268.

Samantha Leiffer Mystery books

Hide Your Eyes. Signet Books. 2005. ISBN 9780451214485.^[13]
You Kill Me. Signet Books. 2005. ISBN 9780451217226.^[14]

Sunny Randall books

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

Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence. G. P. Putnam's Sons. 2023. ISBN 9780593540527.^[15]

Standalone novels

Trashed. NAL Hardcover. 2007. ISBN 9780451221131.^[16]
Heartless. Obsidian. 2008. ISBN 9780451224972.^[17]
Reality Ends Here. Pocket Star. 2013. ISBN 9781476727592.
What Remains of Me. William Morrow. 2016. ISBN 9780062369857.^[18]
If I Die Tonight. William Morrow. 2018. ISBN 9780062641090.^[19]
Never Look Back. William Morrow. 2019. ISBN 9780062884350.^[20]
The Collective. William Morrow. 2021. ISBN 9780063083158.^[21]

Novellas

The Gift. Amazon Original Stories. 2020. ISBN 9781542015295.^[22]

References

^ ^a ^b "Alison Gaylin". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
^ "The Best Crime Novels of 2021". CrimeReads. December 9, 2021. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Alison Gaylin". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
^ "2013 Shamus Award winners". Crimespree Magazine. September 21, 2013. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
^ "Fiction, 2013 Shamus Award Winners, All Winners by Year - Shamus Awards, English". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
^ "Edgar Awards". Stop, You're Killing Me. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^ "Announcing the 2019 Anthony Award Nominees". CrimeReads. May 15, 2019. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ Snow, Violet (May 13, 2019). "Woodstock suspense writer Alison Gaylin wins Edgar award". Hudson Valley One. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
^ "2019 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners". Mystery Writers of America. April 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
^ "Announcing the 2019 Edgar Award Winners". CrimeReads. April 26, 2019. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "Staunch Winner in Bookseller". Staunch Book Prize. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "Mariana Enriquez, Michael Connelly, S.A. Cosby among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists". Los Angeles Times. February 23, 2022. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
^ "HIDE YOUR EYES by Alison Gaylin". Publishers Weekly. February 7, 2005. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "You Kill Me by Alison Gaylin". Publishers Weekly. October 31, 2005. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "Alison Gaylin on the Challenges of Bringing a Robert B. Parker PI into the Social Media Era". CrimeReads. June 15, 2023. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "Trashed by Alison Gaylin". Publishers Weekly. July 9, 2007. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "Heartless by Alison Gaylin". Publishers Weekly. July 21, 2008. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "What Remains of Me by Alison Gaylin". Publishers Weekly. December 21, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "If I Die Tonight". Bookmarks.reviews. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "Never Look Back by Alison Gaylin". Book Marks. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ "The Collective by Alison Gaylin". Book Marks. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
^ Woods, Paula L. (October 28, 2021). "Review: A mother gets a shot at revenge — at a price — in Alison Gaylin's 'The Collective'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

External links

Official website

[:1-1] "Alison Gaylin". HarperCollins. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[2] "The Best Crime Novels of 2021". CrimeReads. December 9, 2021. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[:0-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Alison Gaylin". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[4] "2013 Shamus Award winners". Crimespree Magazine. September 21, 2013. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

[5] "Fiction, 2013 Shamus Award Winners, All Winners by Year - Shamus Awards, English". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

[:62-6] "Edgar Awards". Stop, You're Killing Me. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2024.

[7] "Announcing the 2019 Anthony Award Nominees". CrimeReads. May 15, 2019. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[8] Snow, Violet (May 13, 2019). "Woodstock suspense writer Alison Gaylin wins Edgar award". Hudson Valley One. Archived from the original on November 23, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

[9] "2019 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners". Mystery Writers of America. April 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 12, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

[10] "Announcing the 2019 Edgar Award Winners". CrimeReads. April 26, 2019. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[11] "Staunch Winner in Bookseller". Staunch Book Prize. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[12] "Mariana Enriquez, Michael Connelly, S.A. Cosby among L.A. Times Book Prize finalists". Los Angeles Times. February 23, 2022. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved November 23, 2022.

[13] "HIDE YOUR EYES by Alison Gaylin". Publishers Weekly. February 7, 2005. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[14] "You Kill Me by Alison Gaylin". Publishers Weekly. October 31, 2005. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[15] "Alison Gaylin on the Challenges of Bringing a Robert B. Parker PI into the Social Media Era". CrimeReads. June 15, 2023. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[16] "Trashed by Alison Gaylin". Publishers Weekly. July 9, 2007. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[17] "Heartless by Alison Gaylin". Publishers Weekly. July 21, 2008. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[18] "What Remains of Me by Alison Gaylin". Publishers Weekly. December 21, 2015. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[19] "If I Die Tonight". Bookmarks.reviews. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[20] "Never Look Back by Alison Gaylin". Book Marks. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[21] "The Collective by Alison Gaylin". Book Marks. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

[22] Woods, Paula L. (October 28, 2021). "Review: A mother gets a shot at revenge — at a price — in Alison Gaylin's 'The Collective'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2024.

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