Meg Gardiner
Meg Gardiner (born May 15, 1957 in Oklahoma ) is an American writer .
Life
She grew up with two sisters and one brother in Santa Barbara, California .
In 2002 she published her first crime novel .
Today she lives with her husband, Paul Shreve, and their three children in Cobham, Surrey, near London.
Works
The main character in the first five novels is the lawyer Evan Delaney. The protagonist in the following four books is forensic psychiatrist Jo Beckett.
Evan Delaney - series
- China Lake (2002) (German by Stefan Rohmig church service . Heyne, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-453-67553-7 )
- Mission Canyon (2003) (German by Imke Walsh-Araya Rachsucht . Heyne, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-453-43321-2 )
- Jericho Point (2004) (German by Imke Walsh-Araya Gefürchtet . Heyne, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-453-43322-9 )
- Crosscut (2005) (German by Bea Reiter Painless . Heyne, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-453-43320-5 )
- Kill Chain (2006) (German by Imke Walsh-Araya Vermisst . Heyne, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-453-43323-6 )
Jo Beckett series
- The Dirty Secrets Club (2008) (German by Friedrich Mader Die Beichte . Heyne, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-453-26593-6 )
- The Memory Collector (2009) (German by Friedrich Mader Die Strafe . Heyne, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-453-26596-7 )
- The Liar's Lullaby (2010) (German by Friedrich Mader Die Buße . Heyne, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-453-26656-8 )
- The Nightmare Thief (2012) (German by Friedrich Mader Todesmut . Heyne, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-453-26676-6 )
Audio books
- Brigitte - Strong Voices - Die Krimis Volume 09: Hannah Herzsprung reads The Confession . Random House Audio, Cologne 2009, ISBN 978-3-8371-0086-0
Awards
- 2008 Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Procedural Novel: The Dirty Secrets Club ( Die Beichte )
- 2009 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel as Original Paperback: China Lake ( Church Service )
Web links
- Literature by and about Meg Gardiner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Meg Gardiner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of Meg Gardiner
- Interview in Geisterspiegel (Background - 15 questions to Meg Gardiner, August 1, 2009)
- Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award
- Random House
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gardiner, Meg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oklahoma , USA |