Elizabeth George
Sign in to saveAmerican mystery and thriller writer
Key facts
- Born
- Susan Elizabeth George , ( 1949-02-26 ) February 26, 1949 (age 77) , Warren, Ohio , U.S.
- Occupation
- Writer
- Education
- English, Bachelor of Arts, Counseling and psychology, Master's of Education
- Alma mater
- University of California, Riverside
- Genre
- Mystery fiction , detective fiction
- Spouse
- Ira Jay Toibin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1971 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1995 ) , Thomas McCabe
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Susan
- Family name
- George
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Warren
- Occupation
- crime fiction writer
- Educated at
- University of California, Riverside
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- detective fiction
- Official website
- www.elizabethgeorgeonline.com
- Image
- 2019-05-11 - Elizabeth George.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1949-02-26
- birth name
- Susan Elizabeth George
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- social media followers
- 2447
- name in native language
- Elizabeth George
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Elizabeth George (mystery novel writer)
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Encyclopedic overview
Susan Elizabeth George (born February 26, 1949) is an American writer of mystery novels.
She is a great Anglophile, and her best known series of novels feature Inspector Thomas Lynley of London's Metropolitan Police. The 22nd book in the series was published in September 2025. The first 11 were adapted for television by the BBC as earlier episodes of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2001). A later, separate four-part series entitled Lynley, shown on BritBox and BBC One, began filming in 2024, starring Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay.
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