Alison Gaylin

Alison L. Gaylin is an American author of mystery and thriller novels. She has won a Shamus Award and Edgar Award, and has been a finalist for many other awards.
Gaylin received degrees from Northwestern University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
She lives in Woodstock, New York with her husband and daughter.

Awards

CrimeReads included The Collective on their "Best Crime Novels of 2021" list.

Year	Title	Award	Result
2006	Hide Your Eyes	Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel	Finalist
2013	And She Was	Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original	Finalist
2013	And She Was	International Thriller Writers Award for Best Paperback	Finalist
2013	And She Was	Shamus Award for Best Original Paperback P.I. Novel	Winner
2013	Into the Dark	Shamus Award for Best Original Paperback P.I. Novel	Finalist
2015	Stay With Me	Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original	Finalist
2015	Stay With Me	Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original	Finalist
2017	What Remains of Me	Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel	Finalist
2019	If I Die Tonight	Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original	Finalist
2019	If I Die Tonight	Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original	Winner
2019	If I Die Tonight	Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel	Finalist
2019	If I Die Tonight	Staunch Book Prize	Shortlist
2020	Never Look Back	International Thriller Writers Award for Best Paperback	Finalist
2021	The Collective	Anthony Award for Best Novel	Finalist
2021	The Collective	Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller	Finalist

The Sunny Randall character was originally created by Robert B. Parker.