Gayle Lynds is an award-winning American author. She is known for writing spy fiction or spy thrillers. She has co-authored three novels with Robert Ludlum. Her books are published in over 20 countries. Lynds was born in Nebraska, but raised in Iowa. She graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Journalism, and now lives in California where she is a full-time novelist.International Thriller Writers, Inc. (ITW)was founded in 2004 and is the largest group of thriller writers in the world, representing over two billion books in print, with over one hundredNew York Timesbestselling authors on its roster. ITW is an innovator in creating unusual marketing opportunities to promote its… author’s books and expand the reach of the genre. Founded by Gayle Lynds and David Morrell, the board of directors has included such luminaries as Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, James Rollins, Jon Land, Carla Neggers, MJ Rose, Douglas Preston, and David Dun. ITW’s first anthology, the bestsellingThriller, edited by James Patterson, has sold over 150,000 copies.Contributors Include:Jeffery Deaver Linda Barnes Brett Battles Lee Child David Corbett Joseph Finder Jim Fusilli John Gilstrap James Grady David Hewson David Liss Gayle Lynds John Ramsey Miller P.J. Parrish Ralph Pezzullo MJ Rose S.J. Rozan Lisa Scottoline Jenny Siler Erica Spindler Peter Spiegelman