Works by Gayle Lynds

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The Coil
Type of work: Novel
Published by: St. Martin's, 2004 (hardcover); 2005 (paperback)
ISBN: 0-312-30144-8 (hardcover)
Setting: Santa Barbara, CA, Washington, DC, Paris, London, Brussels.
Brief plot description: The cousin of former CIA agent Liz Sansborough has been kidnapped, and the only ransom the kidnappers will accept are the missing files of Liz's father, a notorious Cold War assassin.
Character notes: The CIA, MI6, Bilderberg, high finance, big banks, blackmail, and international assassins play roles in this international thriller.
Other notes: The sequel to the New York Times best-selling Masquerade. Featured Alternate of Book of the Month Club. Featured Alternate of Mystery Guild. Audio to Books on Tape. Overseas sales to France, Norway, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, etc.

Mesmerized
Type of work: Novel
Published by: Pocket, 2001 (hardcover); Pocket Star, 2002 (paperback)
ISBN: 0671024078 (hardcover); 0671024086 (paperback)
Setting: Washington, DC; Stone Point, WV; Moscow; Los Angeles ... present.
Brief plot description: A high-powered international lawyer and a maverick Washington Post reporter team up to uncover and stop a plot by former Soviet spies.
Character notes: The FBI, KGB defectors, a deeply buried mole, Washington lawyers, and the Department of Justice all play roles in this espionage thriller.

Mosaic
Type of work: Novel
Published by: Pocket, 1998 (hardcover); 1999 (paperback)
ISBN: 0671024051 (hardcover); 067102406X (paperback)
Setting: Washington, DC, New York City, London, Prague, Monaco; present.
Brief plot description: He's a top CIA analyst gone rogue. She's a world-class concert pianist with a violent secret. For three bloody days, they're the most hunted people in America.
Character notes: The CIA, Presidential politics, classical music, a Kennedy-esque political dynasty, and the Catholic Church all play roles in this international thriller.
Other notes: Sold overseas to some twenty countries. Mysterious Bookstore West named it Crime Club Selection of the Month. Romantic Times named it Thriller of the Year.

Masquerade
Type of work: Novel
Published by: Doubleday, 1996 (hardcover): St. Martin's, 2/04 (paperback)
ISBN: 0385479611 (hardcover); 0-312-98603-3 (paperback)
Setting: Santa Barbara, London, Paris, Washington, DC, Denver, and the Rocky Mountains; present.
Brief plot description: A woman has lost her memory. She may be a CIA agent gone bad - or an innocent target. But in a world of mirrors, it's almost impossible to see the truth and even harder to escape.
Character notes: The CIA, Big Business, celebrity journalists, and high-level politicians all play roles in this international thriller.
Other notes: A New York Times best-seller and a People magazine Page-Turner of the Week.

The Altman Code (written with Robert Ludlum)
Type of work: Novel
Published by: St. Martin's, 2003 (trade paper); 2004 (paperback)
ISBN: 0-312-28990-1 (trade paper)
Setting: Washington, D.C.; Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, Baghdad, Manila, the high seas.
Brief plot description: Special Covert-One agent John Smith, MD, must find the accurate manifest of a Chinese vessel that's allegedly carrying chemicals for weapons of mass destruction before the U.S. must decide whether to allow the cargo to be delivered to a rogue nation or to send the navy to stop the ship on the high seas and ignite war with China.

The Paris Option (written with Robert Ludlum)
Type of work: Novel
Published by: St. Martin's, 2002 (trade paper); 2003 (paperback)
ISBN: 0-312-28987-1 (trade paper)
Setting: Washington, D.C.; Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France.
Brief plot description: Special Covert-One agent John Smith, MD, must stop a DNA computer from being used to attack the United States.
Character notes: The CIA, MI6, national governments, White House, U.S. presidency, cellular or DNA computer technology, terrorist groups.
Other notes: People Magazine Beach Read of the Week. New York Times bestseller. Major overseas sales. Audio, large print, other sales.

The Hades Factor (written with Robert Ludlum)
Type of work: Novel
Published by: St. Martin's, 2000 (trade paperback); 2001 (mass market)
ISBN: 031264372 (trade paperback); also available in audio, on compact disc, and in large-print edition.
Setting: Washington, DC, Ft. Detrick, MD, Santa Barbara, Council Bluffs, IA, Atlanta, Boston, present.
Brief plot description: An Army doctor with combat and military intelligence training investigates a brand-new virus that is sweeping the world.
Character notes: Research medicine, USAMRIID, pharmaceutical companies, and America's intelligence agencies all play roles in this international thriller.
Other notes: This is the launch thriller of a new series called Covert-One.

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Last updated: January 20, 2004