Lyndsay Faye | |
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| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Historical thrillers Sherlockiana |
| Notable works | Dust and Shadow (2015) Jane Steele ( 2016) |
Lyndsay Faye is an American novelist and Sherlockian. She is known for her works of period fiction, which draw variously on mystery, historical fiction, and classical literature. Her 2012 debut novel, The Gods of Gotham was named "the year’s best mystery novel" by the American Library Association,[1] and was nominated for the Edgar Award[2] alongside Faye's 2016 Jane Eyre reimagining Jane Steele.[3]
Her Sherlockiana includes Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson,[4] and The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes.
Life
[edit]Having discovered Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes when she was 10,[5] her interest in the famous sleuth continues to be part of her life as a member of both The Baker Street Irregulars and Baker Street Babes.[5] Faye described the debt all mystery authors owe to Conan Doyle saying "You can’t escape Sherlock Holmes as a mystery writer. You simply cannot. It would be like trying to deal with astrophysics without Newton or modern art without Picasso."[6]
Faye attended R. A. Long High School[2] as did her future spouse, Gabriel Lehner.[2]
Career
[edit]2016 brought Faye's re-imagining of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre titled Jane Steele.[7]
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- —— (2016). Jane Steele (hardcover 1st ed.). G. P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 1–416. ISBN 978-0399169496.
- —— (2019). The Paragon Hotel (hardcover 1st ed.). G. P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 1–432. ISBN 978-0735210752.
- —— (2021). The King of Infinite Space (hardcover 1st ed.). G. P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 1–432. ISBN 978-0525535898.
Sherlock Holmes
[edit]- —— (2015). Dust and Shadow (paperback 1st ed.). G. P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 1–325. ISBN 978-1416583318.
- —— (2017). The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes (hardcover 1st ed.). Mysterious Press. pp. 1–352. ISBN 978-0802125927.
- —— (2021). Observations by Gaslight: Stories from the World of Sherlock Holmes (hardcover 1st ed.). Mysterious Press. p. 295. ISBN 9781613162613.
- story:
- "The Case of Colonel Warburton’s Madness" short story appearing in Sherlock Holmes in America (2009) ISBN 978-1602393523
Timothy Wilde series
[edit]- —— (2012). The Gods of Gotham (hardcover 1st ed.). Amy Einhorn Books / Putnam. pp. 1–408. ISBN 978-0399158377.
- —— (2013). Seven for a Secret (hardcover 1st ed.). G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 1–445. ISBN 978-0399158384.
- —— (2015). The Fatal Flame (hardcover 1st ed.). G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 1–463. ISBN 978-0399169489.
References
[edit]- ^ Slape, Leslie (January 28, 2013). "Lyndsay Faye's 'Gods of Gotham' wins Library Association award". Tor.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ a b c Slape, Leslie (May 3, 2013). "No prize, but Longview's Lyndsay Faye 'felt like a princess' at Edgar Awards". Tor.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Wilda (January 23, 2017). "Celebrating Mystery's Best - Edgar Award Nominees 2017". Library Journal Review. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ Klingener, Nancy (January 6, 2014). "When Faced with Impossible Options: a conversation with Lyndsay Faye". The Key West Literary Seminar. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ a b Claire, Nancy (September 15, 2013). "Sherlockian Girl Goes Wilde: An Interview with Lyndsay Faye". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ Konnikova, Maria (June 28, 2012). "Room for magic: A conversation with Lyndsay Faye". Scientific American. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ Martindale, David (March 9, 2017). "Author Lyndsay Faye stays true to Arthur Conan Doyle's voice in short-story collection". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
