Anthony Awards
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Edition 4 (1989) Winner
Susan Elizabeth George
スーザン エリザベス ジョージ
Sūzan Erizabesu Jōji
Aliases:
Elizabeth George
Pen Names:
Elizabeth George（Pen name used for novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1949-02-26 （Warren, Ohio, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- San Francisco Bay Area → Orange County, California → Huntington Beach, California → Whidbey Island, Washington
Career
- Occupations
- writer, high school English teacher, creative writing instructor
- Active Years
- 1988-2025
- Affiliations
- Elizabeth George Foundation
- Influenced By
- John Fowles, L.M. Montgomery
- Nominations
- Edgar Award nomination for Best First Mystery Novel by an American Author (1988)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foothill College | — | — | Associate of Arts | — | United States |
| University of California, Riverside | — | English | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
| California State University, Fullerton | — | Counseling and psychology | Master of Science | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | — | 出席のみ | United States |
Foothill College
Degree:
Associate of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
United States
University of California, Riverside
English
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
United States
California State University, Fullerton
Counseling and psychology
Degree:
Master of Science
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
United States
Master's of Education
University of California, Berkeley
Period:
出席のみ
Country:
United States
Attended, no degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Agatha Award | A Great Deliverance | Best First Novel | Malice Domestic | winner |
| 1989 | Anthony Award | A Great Deliverance | Best Debut Novel | — | winner |
| — | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière | A Great Deliverance | — | — | winner |
Agatha Award
1988
Work:
A Great Deliverance
Category:
Best First Novel
Organization:
Malice Domestic
Result:
winner
Anthony Award
1989
Work:
A Great Deliverance
Category:
Best Debut Novel
Result:
winner
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
Work:
A Great Deliverance
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Great Deliverance
1988 Mystery fictionIntroduces Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Sergeant Barbara Havers investigating a horrific murder in a rural English village.
class differencessecretsredemption
Adaptations
- [Television] The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001)
Bibliography
- A Great Deliverance
- Payment in Blood
- Well-Schooled in Murder
- A Suitable Vengeance
- For the Sake of Elena
- Missing Joseph
- Playing for the Ashes
- In the Presence of the Enemy
- Deception on His Mind
- In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner
- A Traitor to Memory
- A Place of Hiding
- With No One as Witness
- What Came Before He Shot Her
- Careless in Red
- This Body of Death
- Believing the Lie
- Just One Evil Act
- A Banquet of Consequences
- The Punishment She Deserves
- Something to Hide
- A Slowly Dying Cause
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- complex plottingdetailed character psychologyauthentic British syntax and class nuances
- Recurring Motifs
- class systempersonal traumasocial commentary
Health
-
depression生涯を通じた闘いUses writing as a way to fight depression
Legacy
Renowned American mystery novelist best known for her Inspector Lynley series, praised for authentic depiction of British society and class dynamics.
In Popular Culture
- BBC adaptation of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
- New TV series Lynley in production for 2024/2025
Quotes
-
Happiness is an inside job - it takes a long time to learn that.
Source: Interview (2008) -
I have always felt compelled to write.
Source: Autobiographical account