Barry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2018) Winner
Meg Gardiner
メグ・ガーディナー
Megu Gādīnā
Pen Names:
M.G. Gardiner（Used for some UK editions of works）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-05-15 （Oklahoma）
- Nationality
- United States, American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown （Baptismal Name: None）
- Residence History
- Oklahoma (birth) → Santa Barbara, California (grew up) → Los Angeles, California (law practice) → Santa Barbara, California (teaching) → Surrey, UK (early 1990s-2013) → Austin, Texas (current)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Attorney, Writing Teacher
- Active Years
- 2002-2024
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Economics | — | BA | 1975-1979 | United States |
| Stanford Law School | — | Law | JD | 1979-1982 | United States |
Stanford University
Economics
Degree:
BA
Period:
1975-1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
United States
Lettered in track
Stanford Law School
Law
Degree:
JD
Period:
1979-1982
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Work:
China Lake
Category:
Best Paperback Original
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
受賞
Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award
2009
Work:
The Dirty Secrets Club
Category:
Best Procedural Novel
Organization:
Romantic Times
Result:
受賞
Audie Award
2012
Work:
The Nightmare Thief
Category:
Thriller/Suspense Audiobook of the Year
Organization:
Audio Publishers Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
China Lake
2002 ThrillerFirst Evan Delaney novel set around a military base suspense.
JusticeFamilyDanger
The Dirty Secrets Club
2008 ThrillerFirst Jo Beckett novel featuring a forensic psychiatrist.
PsychologySecretsCrime
UNSUB
2017 ThrillerFirst UNSUB series novel about hunting a serial killer.
PursuitRevengeFBI
Bibliography
- 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
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fast-pacedGripping plotsMoral dilemmas
- Recurring Motifs
- Boundary between morality and wrongdoingDefending loved onesHuman psyche
Legacy
Thriller writer praised by Stephen King. Known for Evan Delaney, Jo Beckett, and UNSUB series.
In Popular Culture
- 3-time Jeopardy! champion
Quotes
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Crime fiction gets to the heart of the human condition.
Source: Interview -
The world is tragic so you'd better laugh whenever you can.
Source: On Evan Delaney
Trivia
- 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.