Lyndsay Faye

Lyndsay Faye is an American novelist and Sherlockian. She is known for her works of historical fiction, which draw variously on mystery and classic literature. Her novel The Gods of Gotham, published in 2012, was named "the year’s best mystery novel" by the American Library Association, and was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel.

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