Flynn Berry is an American writer. She is most widely known for her book ''Under the Harrow''.

Early life

Berry attended

The Masters School The Masters School (colloquially known as Masters), is a Private school, private, coeducational boarding school and day college preparatory school located in Dobbs Ferry, New York, Dobbs Ferry, New York (state), New York. Its campus is locat ...

before matriculating to

Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...

. She then studied writing at the

Michener Center for Writers The Michener Center for Writers is a Masters of Fine Arts program in fiction, poetry, playwriting, and screenwriting at the University of Texas at Austin. Bret Anthony Johnston is the current director of the program. Previously, James Magnuson ra ...

Career

In 2016, Berry published ''Under the Harrow'', a mystery novel about a woman's murder in a sleepy English town and the effects of the murder upon her sister. The book received universally positive reviews. It also won the 2017

Edgar Award The Edgar Allan Poe Awards, popularly called the Edgars, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America which is based in New York City. Named after American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), a pioneer in the genre, the awards hon ...

for Best First Novel. In 2018, Berry published ''A Double Life'' based on the murder of

Sandra Rivett Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (born 18 December 1934 – disappeared 8 November 1974, declared dead 27 October 1999), commonly known as Lord Lucan, was a British peer and gambler who vanished in 1974 after being suspected of killing ...

and the subsequent disappearance of

Lord Lucan Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (born 18 December 1934 – disappeared 8 November 1974, declared dead 27 October 1999), commonly known as Lord Lucan, was a British peer and gambler who vanished in 1974 after being suspected of killing ...

. In 2021, Berry published ''Northern Spy''.

Books

*''Under the Harrow. ''Penguin Books. 2016. *''A Double Life. ''Viking. 2018. *''Northern Spy: A Novel. ''Viking. 2021.

Notes

External links

Author Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Berry, Flynn Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American women novelists 21st-century American women writers 21st-century American novelists American mystery writers Michener Center for Writers alumni Brown University alumni The Masters School alumni