Alex Barclay
Alex Barclay (* 1974 in Dublin , Ireland ) is the literary pseudonym of Eve Barclay. She is a trained journalist and has worked for various women's magazines and as a fashion editor for the Irish broadcaster RTÉ . She gave up her career in 2003 and has been an Irish writer ever since .
Works
NYPD - Detective Joe Lucchesi - series
- Darkhouse . 2005 ( Schattenturm . Translated by Karin Meddekis, Lübbe , Bergisch Gladbach 2006, ISBN 978-3-7857-2239-8 )
- The caller . 2007 ( Blood confession . Translated by Karin Meddekis, Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-404-15692-4 ) The French edition was published under the title Last Call (2008).
These two novels were also published as audio books , read by Sascha Rotermund .
FBI Agent Ren Bryce - Series
- Blood Runs Cold . 2008 ( White silence . Translated by Karin Meddekis, Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2009, ISBN 978-3-7857-6008-6 )
- Time of Death . 2009
Awards
- In 2009 she received the Irish Book Award in the crime thriller category for Blood Runs Cold .
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to her statement in an interview with RTÉ's The Panel on YouTube : “Because Eve is a bit of a girly name and I think - eh Alex is a little bit stronger.” (German: “Because Eve is a pretty girlish name and me think - uh, Alex is a little bit stronger ”).
- ↑ same interview on YouTube as under 1 .: "Ex-fashion-editor of the RTÉ-Guide."
- ↑ buecher.de
Web links
- Literature by and about Alex Barclay in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Alex Barclay
- Interview in guardian.co.uk (English)
- Alex Barclay at Verlag Bastei Lübbe
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barclay, Alex |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |