A graduate of Northwestern and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Alison has worked a range of entertainment journalism jobs - from performance art critic to supermarket tabloid reporter. Her first book of (real) fiction, HIDE YOUR EYES, came out in 2005 and earned an Edgar nomination in the best first novel category. Alison is also the author of HIDE YOUR EYES' critically acclaimed sequel, YOU KILL ME. She used her celebrity journalism experience to write two hardcover standalones: TRASHED - a Hollywood thriller revolving around a reluctant tabloid reporter; and HEARTLESS, which features a soap opera magazine editor whose romantic trip to Mexico goes very, very wrong…

Alison lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter and a very silly looking dog she found on a Mexican street corner twelve years ago and took home in her hat. For more on Alison (and a picture of the dog) check out her myspace page: myspace.com/alisongaylin.

critically acclaimed author of suspense novels