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BIO
Elizabeth George is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels of psychological suspense, one book of nonfiction, and two short-story collections.
George was born in Warren, Ohio and raised in Mountain View, California. As a young child, she attended St. Joseph's Grammar School and, later, Holy Cross High School by the Sisters of the Holy Cross. After beginning her college education at Foothill Community College, she earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California Riverside and her Masters in Counseling/Psychology from California State University at Fullerton. Soon after, she returned to UC Riverside and received her high school teaching degree.
George began her teaching career at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana California, but was fired shortly thereafter --- along with several other teachers --- for her participation in union activities. Although the school was eventually ordered to rehire the teachers, George had already begun her tenure at El Toro High School in El Toro California, where she remained for the next thirteen years.
Her first novel, A GREAT DELIVERANCE, would become one of her most celebrated works, winning the Anthony Award, the Agatha Award, and the French Le Grand Prix de Literature Policiere. Following this initial success, George decided to leave her career in secondary education behind. Eighteen months later, she returned to teaching at Coastline Community College. Since then she has taught at the University of California at Irvine, the University of British Columbia, the University of Oklahoma, Edinboro University, and annually at the Maui Writers' Retreat.
George's other novels include PAYMENT IN BLOOD, WELL-SCHOOLED IN MURDER, which received the German MIMI award for suspense thrillers in 1990, A SUITABLE VENGEANCE, FOR THE SAKE OF ELENA, MISSING JOSEPH, PLAYING FOR THE ASHES, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ENEMY, DECEPTION ON HIS MIND, IN PURSUIT OF THE PROPER SINNER, A TRAITOR TO MEMORY, I, RICHARD, A PLACE OF HIDING and WITH NO ONE AS WITNESS.
George currently lives in Huntington Beach, California, and splits her time between the U.S. and London.
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