Barry Award
1回登壇
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第22回（2018年） Winner
Meg Gardiner
メグ・ガーディナー
Megu Gādīnā
ペンネーム:
M.G. Gardiner（Used for some UK editions of works）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1957-05-15 （Oklahoma）
- 国籍
- United States, American
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- Unknown （洗礼名: None）
- 居住地歴
- Oklahoma (birth) → Santa Barbara, California (grew up) → Los Angeles, California (law practice) → Santa Barbara, California (teaching) → Surrey, UK (early 1990s-2013) → Austin, Texas (current)
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Attorney, Writing Teacher
- 活動期間
- 2002年〜2024年
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Economics | — | BA | 1975-1979 | United States |
| Stanford Law School | — | Law | JD | 1979-1982 | United States |
Stanford University
Economics
学位:
BA
期間:
1975-1979
卒業年:
1979
国:
United States
Lettered in track
Stanford Law School
Law
学位:
JD
期間:
1979-1982
卒業年:
1982
国:
United States
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Edgar Award | China Lake | Best Paperback Original | Mystery Writers of America | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award | The Dirty Secrets Club | Best Procedural Novel | Romantic Times | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Audie Award | The Nightmare Thief | Thriller/Suspense Audiobook of the Year | Audio Publishers Association | 受賞 |
Edgar Award
2009
対象作品:
China Lake
部門:
Best Paperback Original
主催:
Mystery Writers of America
結果:
受賞
Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award
2009
対象作品:
The Dirty Secrets Club
部門:
Best Procedural Novel
主催:
Romantic Times
結果:
受賞
Audie Award
2012
対象作品:
The Nightmare Thief
部門:
Thriller/Suspense Audiobook of the Year
主催:
Audio Publishers Association
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
China Lake
2002年 ThrillerFirst Evan Delaney novel set around a military base suspense.
JusticeFamilyDanger
The Dirty Secrets Club
2008年 ThrillerFirst Jo Beckett novel featuring a forensic psychiatrist.
PsychologySecretsCrime
UNSUB
2017年 ThrillerFirst UNSUB series novel about hunting a serial killer.
PursuitRevengeFBI
全著作
- China Lake
- Mission Canyon
- Jericho Point
- Crosscut
- Kill Chain
- The Dirty Secrets Club
- The Memory Collector
- The Liar's Lullaby
- The Nightmare Thief
- Ransom River
- The Shadow Tracer
- Phantom Instinct
- UNSUB
- Into the Black Nowhere
- The Dark Corners of the Night
- Shadow Heart
- Heat 2
作風・主題
- 文体
- Fast-pacedGripping plotsMoral dilemmas
- 頻出モチーフ
- Boundary between morality and wrongdoingDefending loved onesHuman psyche
評価・遺産
Thriller writer praised by Stephen King. Known for Evan Delaney, Jo Beckett, and UNSUB series.
大衆文化への影響
- 3-time Jeopardy! champion
引用
-
Crime fiction gets to the heart of the human condition.
出典: Interview -
The world is tragic so you'd better laugh whenever you can.
出典: On Evan Delaney
豆知識
- 1987 Jeopardy! 3-time champion as Meg Shreve, won $29,799. Daughter also champion in 2020.
- Former lawyer and writing teacher at UCSB.
- Jokingly claims to have been a mime before they became annoying.