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Twist Phelan

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Twist Phelan
OccupationWriter, former lawyer
LanguageEnglish
Alma materStanford University
SpouseJack Chapple (2013 - current)

Twist Phelan is an American writer of crime fiction.[1] She is known for her Finn Teller Corporate Spy mystery series, Pinnacle Peak mystery series, and her short stories, which have won numerous awards (including two International Thriller Writers Awards and the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Short Story of the Year).

Biography

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Phelan attended Stanford University for both undergraduate and law school. She was a trial lawyer. In March 2013, Phelan married Jack Chapple in Denver.[2]

Awards

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Bibliography

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Finn Teller

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  1. Fake (2016)[7]
  2. Exit (2016)[8]
  3. Doubt (2016)
  4. Splice (2016)[9]
  5. Coin (2017)[10]

Pinnacle Peak

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  1. Heir Apparent (2002)[11]
  2. Family Claims (2004)[12][13][14][15]
  3. Spurred Ambition (2006)[16][17][18][19]
  4. False Fortune (2007)[20][21][22]

Stand-alone novels

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  • The Target (2018)[23]

Short stories

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Short Story Collection

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  • Criminal Record (2017)[26]

Articles

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  • Cowboy Up (2002), published in Mystery Scene Magazine
  • Queen of the Road (2004), published in Mystery Scene Magazine
  • The Writer's Life...From the Other Side of the Breakfast Table (2005), published in Mystery Scene Magazine
  • Climb Every Mountain...and Building, Too (2006), published in Mystery Scene Magazine
  • Paddle Up! (2007), published in Mystery Scene Magazine

Essays

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References

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  1. ^ MALLOZZI, VINCENT M. (5 April 2013). "The First 100 Dates Were Just a Warm-Up". New York Times. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (April 5, 2013). "The First 100 Dates Were Just a Warm-Up". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ Vey, Barbara. "Thrillerfest: Ken Follett Thrillmaster". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 Thriller Award Winners!". Thriller Writers. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 Arthur Ellis Award winners announced". CBC.ca. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  6. ^ "6 Word Mystery Contest Archive | Rocky Mountain Mystery Writers of America". Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  7. ^ "Fake by Twist Phelan". Twist Phelan. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  8. ^ Phelan, Twist (2016-06-27). Exit by Twist Phelan. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-5348-5893-0. Retrieved 2016-07-04. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  9. ^ Phelan, Twist (21 October 2016). Splice. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-5396-7752-9. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  10. ^ Phelan, Twist (6 December 2016). Coin. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-5408-9163-1. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  11. ^ "Heir Apparent (review)". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Family Claims (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Family Claims (review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  14. ^ Adler, Dick. "Sleuthing through the centuries". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  15. ^ "Family Claims (review)". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  16. ^ Adler, Dick. "A grand master shows how to write a Chicago police novel". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  17. ^ "Spurred Ambition (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  18. ^ "Spurred Ambition (review)". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  19. ^ Montgomery, David J. (January 22, 2006). "Sex, Booze and Stiffs". Chicago Sun-Times (subscription required). Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  20. ^ "False Fortune (review)". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  21. ^ "False Fortune (review)". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  22. ^ "False Fortune (review)". Booklist. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  23. ^ "The Target by Twist Phelan". Amazon. Retrieved November 6, 2018.[dead link]
  24. ^ "Mystery anthology sports old hands, gifted newcomers". Post and Courier. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  25. ^ Tribune, Mystery (2024-01-02). "Sorry Sorry: Hard-Boiled Flash Fiction By Twist Phelan". MysteryTribune. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  26. ^ Phelan, Twist (17 February 2017). Criminal Record. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-5428-9001-4. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  27. ^ somethingisgoingtohappen (2013-06-26). ""Writing Novels Versus Stories: It's Not About the Word Count (well, just a little)" (by Twist Phelan)". SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  28. ^ somethingisgoingtohappen (2022-09-15). ""The 'Art' of Writing" (by Twist Phelan)". SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  29. ^ Phelan, Twist (August 3, 2023). "Writing Is More than Output: Why Writers Shouldn't Fear AI (by Twist Phelan)". Something is Going to Happen. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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