Lyndsay Faye Explained

Lyndsay Faye
Occupation:	Author
Nationality:	American
Genre:	Historical thrillers Sherlockiana
Notableworks:	Dust and Shadow (2015) Jane Steele (2016)

Lyndsay Faye is an American novelist and Sherlockian. She is known for her works of period fiction, which draw variously on mystery, historical fiction, and classical literature. Her 2012 debut novel, The Gods of Gotham was named "the year’s best mystery novel" by the American Library Association,^[1] and was nominated for the Edgar Award^[2] alongside Faye's 2016 Jane Eyre reimagining Jane Steele.^[3]

Her Sherlockiana includes Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson,^[4] and The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes.

Life

Having discovered Arthur Conan Doyle's creation Sherlock Holmes when she was 10,^[5] her interest in the famous sleuth continues to be part of her life as a member of both The Baker Street Irregulars and Baker Street Babes.^[5] Faye described the debt all mystery authors owe to Conan Doyle saying "You can’t escape Sherlock Holmes as a mystery writer. You simply cannot. It would be like trying to deal with astrophysics without Newton or modern art without Picasso."^[6]

Faye attended R. A. Long High School^[2] as did her future spouse, Gabriel Lehner.^[2]

Career

2016 brought Faye's re-imagining of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre titled Jane Steele.^[7]

Bibliography

Novels

• Book: Steele, Jane . Jane Steele . . 2016 . 978-0399169496 . hardcover 1st . 1–416 . 2.
• Book: Steele, Jane . The Paragon Hotel . . 2019 . 978-0735210752 . hardcover 1st . 1–432 . 2.
• Book: Steele, Jane . The King of Infinite Space . . 2021 . 978-0525535898 . hardcover 1st . 1–432 . 2.

Sherlock Holmes

• Book: Steele, Jane . . . 2015 . 978-1416583318 . paperback 1st . 1–325 . 2.
• Book: Steele, Jane . . . 2017 . 978-0802125927 . hardcover 1st . 1–352 . 2.
• Book: Steele, Jane . . . 2021 . 9781613162613 . hardcover 1st . 295 . 2.
• story:
  • "The Case of Colonel Warburton’s Madness" short story appearing in Sherlock Holmes in America (2009)

Timothy Wilde series

• Book: Steele, Jane . The Gods of Gotham . . 2012 . 978-0399158377 . hardcover 1st . 1–408 . 2.
• Book: Steele, Jane . Seven for a Secret . . 2013 . 978-0399158384 . hardcover 1st . 1–445 . 2.
• Book: Steele, Jane . The Fatal Flame . . 2015 . 978-0399169489 . hardcover 1st . 1–463 . 2.

External links

• Lyndsay Faye

Notes and References

1. Web site: Slape. Leslie. Lyndsay Faye's 'Gods of Gotham' wins Library Association award. Tor.com. January 28, 2013. January 5, 2018.
2. Web site: Slape. Leslie. No prize, but Longview's Lyndsay Faye 'felt like a princess' at Edgar Awards . Tor.com. May 3, 2013. January 5, 2018.
3. Web site: Williams. Wilda. Celebrating Mystery’s Best - Edgar Award Nominees 2017. Library Journal Review. January 23, 2017. January 5, 2018.
4. Web site: Klingener. Nancy. When Faced with Impossible Options: a conversation with Lyndsay Faye. The Key West Literary Seminar. January 6, 2014. January 5, 2018.
5. Web site: Claire. Nancy. Sherlockian Girl Goes Wilde: An Interview with Lyndsay Faye . Los Angeles Review of Books. September 15, 2013. January 5, 2018.
6. Web site: Konnikova. Maria. Room for magic: A conversation with Lyndsay Faye. Scientific American. June 28, 2012. January 5, 2018.
7. Web site: Martindale. David. Author Lyndsay Faye stays true to Arthur Conan Doyle’s voice in short-story collection. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. March 9, 2017. January 5, 2018.