Flynn Berry

Flynn Berry
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrown University
OccupationWriter

Flynn Berry is an American writer. She is most widely known for her book Under the Harrow.[1]

Early life

Berry attended The Masters School before matriculating to Brown University. She then studied writing at the Michener Center for Writers.[1]

Career

In 2016, Berry published Under the Harrow, a mystery novel about a woman's murder in a sleepy English town and the effects of the murder upon her sister.[2] The book received universally positive reviews.[3] It also won the 2017 Edgar Award for Best First Novel.[4] In 2018, Berry published A Double Life based on the murder of Sandra Rivett and the subsequent disappearance of Lord Lucan.[5] In 2021, Berry published Northern Spy.

Books

  • Under the Harrow. Penguin Books. 2016.
  • A Double Life. Viking. 2018.
  • Northern Spy: A Novel. Viking. 2021.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Brundage, Elizabeth (27 July 2016). "A Thriller for Fans of The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ^ Allison, Courtney. "Flynn Berry". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Under the Harrow". Penguin Random House. Penguin Random House. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ "The 2017 Edgar® Winners and Nominees". The Edgars. Mystery Writers of America. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Shades of Lord Lucan: A Double Life, by Flynn Berry, reviewed". The Spectator. December 8, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2019.