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Alex Marwood

アレックス・マウッド

Arekkusu Mauddo

Aliases: Serena Mackesy / Serena E. Mackesy
Pen Names: Alex MarwoodUsed for psychological thriller works

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1962-01-01 (Ploughley, Oxfordshire, England)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire border → Oxford → London

Career

Occupations
novelist, journalist
Active Years
1999-
Affiliations
The Independent
Influenced By
Kurt Vonnegut, C. S. Lewis, John Donne, Elizabeth Taylor
Nominations
2013 ITW award shortlisted, Macavity Awards shortlisted, Anthony Awards shortlisted

Education

Harris Manchester College, Oxford
English literature
Country: United Kingdom
University of London degree in English literature

Awards

Edgar Allan Poe Award
2014
Work: The Wicked Girls
Category: best paperback original
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Wicked Girls

2012 psychological thriller

Psychological thriller that became a word-of-mouth bestseller, translated into 17 languages.

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The Killer Next Door

2014 thriller

The Darkest Secret

2016 thriller

The Temp

1999 novel

Novel that established her reputation, entered Sunday Times Top Ten.

Trivia

  • Daughter of military historian Piers Mackesy.
  • Granddaughter of novelist Margaret Kennedy.