Judith Van Gieson

Judith Van Gieson is one of the well known novelists from America who has written a number of highly successful books based on the mystery and thriller genres. Judith has written several popular children’s books, a few short stories, as well as a collection of some famous poetry. As for the mystery novels, she has written a total of 13 of them. The short stories written by author Judith have appeared in a few mystery anthologies. In the first mystery & thriller series written by her, there are 8 books featuring the primary character in the form of a female attorney cum sleuth from Alburquerque named Neil Hamel. All the books of this series have been published by the HarperCollins publication. The works of Neil Hamel as depicted by author Judith in the series often involve the issue related to the environment. Some of the important issues that she deals with include the wildfires and the endangered species. The novels of this series were released in Japan, Germany, and England. It was also optioned by the CBS. One of the books in the series titled ‘The Lies That Bind’ went on to become a finalist of the Shamus Award in the category of the best detective novel of the year.