Rhys Bowen
Autore di Her Royal Spyness
Sull'Autore
Rhys Bowen was born Janet Quin-Harkin in 1941 in Bath, England. She earned her bachelors degree from the University of London. Soon after graduation she worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation as a studio manager and writer. She then took a job working for a textbook company developing mostra altro reading texts before writing her own books. Her first picture book - Peter Penny's Dance - was published in 1976 and changed her career to children's book author. The book earned praise and won numerous awards. In 1981 she wrote a teen novel entitled California Girl which became the first installment in Bantam's Sweet Dreams series. This series grew to include novels such as Love Match, Daydreamer, and Ten-Boy Summer. These Sweet Dreams books started a major trend in young adult publishing. they were praised as an encouragement to reading. Janet Quin-Harkin also authored non-series fiction for adolescents such as award winning novel Wanted: Date for Saturday Night and Summer Heat. She also wrote the young adult historical novels Madam Sarah and Fool's Gold. She then moved on to writng mystery novels whcih included her Constable Evans series. Her book Royal Blood made the New York Times Bestseller list. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Nota di disambiguazione:
(eng) Janet Quin-Harkin writes books for teens. She uses the pen name Rhys Bowen for her mystery novels for adults.
Fonte dell'immagine: Taken by Lesa Holstine, 2/10/08, Glendale, AZ
Serie
Opere di Rhys Bowen
Voodoo 2 copie
The Rose Arbor: A Novel 2 copie
Evan and Me 1 copia
Love Potion 1 copia
The Wall 1 copia
All That is Hidden 1 copia
Hush Now Don't You Cry 1 copia
Doppelganger 1 copia
Sherlocked 1 copia
La vittoria di Emily 1 copia
Thw Twelve Clues of Christmas 1 copia
Opere correlate
For the Sake of the Game: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon (2018) — Collaboratore — 86 copie
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Presents Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense (2006) — Collaboratore — 72 copie
Private Investigations: Mystery Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives (2020) — Collaboratore — 24 copie
Livros Condensados: O Bosque | Sua Alteza A Espia | Zona Azul | Os Anjos De Morgan Hill (2008) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Crimespree Magazine #50 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Quin-Harkin, Janet
- Data di nascita
- 1941-09-24
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Bath, Somerset, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- California, USA
Arizona, USA - Istruzione
- University of London
- Attività lavorative
- mystery writer
BBC announcer
drama studio manager - Organizzazioni
- Mystery Writers of America
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Anthony Award (Short Story, 2004) for "Doppleganger" in the anthology Blood on Their Hands
- Agente
- Meg Ruley
- Nota di disambiguazione
- Janet Quin-Harkin writes books for teens. She uses the pen name Rhys Bowen for her mystery novels for adults.
Utenti
Discussioni
80s-90s YA series romance, snobby girl, blue collar guy, jobs in pizzeria in Name that Book (Mag 2013)
YA romance, city girl, country boy, a room with a view in Name that Book (Mag 2013)
"Care for a spot of the old rumpy pumpy?" in Name that Book (Giugno 2011)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 181
- Opere correlate
- 17
- Utenti
- 23,725
- Popolarità
- #884
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 1,177
- ISBN
- 877
- Lingue
- 11
- Preferito da
- 33
She has many friends and an admirer whose job as a New York police detective provides assistance and protection when things get dangerous. An enjoyable read which also provides information on what life may have been like in turn of the century New York City.… (altro)