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Paula Gosling

ポーラ・ゴスリング

Pōra Gosuringu

ペンネーム: Ainslie SkinnerPseudonym used for the novel Mind's Eye

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1939-10-12 (Detroit, Michigan, U.S.)
国籍
American
言語
English
居住地歴
United Kingdom since the 1960s

経歴

職業
Novelist, Crime writer, Copy-writer
活動期間
1974年〜2004年
所属
Crime Writers' Association (past Chairman)
所属団体
Crime Writers' Association

学歴

Mackenzie High School
High School
期間: 1950年代
卒業年: 1957
国: United States
Detroit, Michigan
Wayne State University
English
学位: 学士(英語)
期間: 1957-1962
卒業年: 1962
国: United States

受賞歴

John Creasey Award
1974
対象作品: A Running Duck
部門: 最優秀処女作
主催: Crime Writers' Association
結果: 受賞
Gold Dagger
1985
対象作品: Monkey Puzzle
主催: Crime Writers' Association
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

A Running Duck

1974年 Crime

Her debut crime novel, also published as Fair Game.

CrimePursuit
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Cobra / George P. Cosmatos (1986)
  • [Film] Fair Game / William Friedkin (1995)

Monkey Puzzle

1985年 Crime

Deals with the gruesome murder of a disliked university professor.

MurderRomance

The Wychford Murders

1986年 Crime

First in the Luke Abbott series, dealing with serial murders in Wychford.

Serial murderRomance

Death Penalties

1991年 Crime

Involves the death of an interior designer's husband and her assault.

MysteryRevenge

Tears of the Dragon

2004年 Crime

Explores Chinese culture; protagonist witnesses a murder.

Foreign cultureConspiracy

全著作

  • A Running Duck (1974)
  • The Zero Trap (1979)
  • Loser's Blues (1980)
  • Mind's Eye (1980, as Ainslie Skinner)
  • The Woman in Red (1983)
  • Monkey Puzzle (1985)
  • Backlash (1989)
  • Hoodwink (1988)
  • Death Penalties (1991)
  • The Body in Blackwater Bay (1992)
  • A Few Dying Words (1993)
  • The Dead of Winter (1995)
  • The Wychford Murders (1986)
  • Death and Shadows (1998)
  • Underneath Every Stone (2000)
  • Ricochet (2002)
  • Tears of the Dragon (2004)
  • Cobra (1999)

作風・主題

文体
SuspensefulDetailed crime depiction
頻出モチーフ
MurdersRomantic subplotsDetective's personal conflicts

評価・遺産

American-born crime writer living in the UK, winner of John Creasey and Gold Dagger awards, known for multiple series.

大衆文化への影響

  • Novel A Running Duck adapted into films Cobra and Fair Game

豆知識

  • Graduated from Mackenzie High School in 1957
  • Received English degree from Wayne State University in 1962
  • Past Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association