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Barbara Gayle Austin

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Barbara Gayle Austin writes crime fiction. She grew up in Houston, Texas, but has spent most of her adult life in the Netherlands and the UK. She now lives in Amsterdam with her two children and her dog.

WHAT YOU MADE ME DO is Austin’s debut novel, a thriller set in Amsterdam and a Dutch island in the Wadden Sea. The novel was longlisted for the esteemed Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger award (under the title LOWLANDS). Her short stories have been longlisted in the Margery Allingham short mystery competition and in the Aestas 2022 competition.

Austin is a member of the Crime Writers’ Association in the UK and International Thriller Writers.

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Barbara Austin is now following Josh Pachter Author of The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe: Parodies and P...
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Barbara Austin rated a book it was amazing Dutch Treats: Crime Fiction by Dutch and Flemish Authors by Josh Pachter (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What an entertaining selection of crime short stories by Dutch and Flemish authors, translated by Josh Pachter. They are creepy, clever, and haunting. Like the cover, the stories reveal the dark side lurking behind the innocent images of wooden shoes ...more
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Barbara Austin and 1 other person liked Kate Robards's review of Final Girls: "I tore through this book faster than anything else I've read in recent memory. Every moment I wasn't reading it, I was thinking about how soon it was until I could pick it up again! It was fast-paced and unpredictable, truly addictive."
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