Lyndsay Faye

Lyndsay Faye
Born1980
Redwood City, California
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
GenreHistorical thrillers
Sherlockiana
Notable worksDust and Shadow (2009)
Jane Steele (2016)
SpouseNicholas Anderson
Website
lyndsayfaye.com

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 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.

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