Elizabeth Gunn (author)
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June 10, 1927
Chatfield, Minnesota, U.S.
Helena, Montana, U.S.
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| Born | Elizabeth Anne McConnell June 10, 1927 Chatfield, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | August 30, 2022 (aged 95) Helena, Montana, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
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| Period | c. 1995 – 2022 |
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Elizabeth Anne Gunn (née McConnell; June 10, 1927 – August 30, 2022) was an American writer.
Gunn was born in Chatfield, Minnesota on June 10, 1927, spent most of her writing career in Tucson, Arizona, and died in Helena, Montana on August 30, 2022. Her careful research into police techniques resulted in "precision-tooled procedurals" according to Marilyn Stasio of The New York Times.[1] Her Jake Hines Series is set in the fictional city of Rutherford, Minnesota. Her Sarah Burke Series, is set in Tucson, where she moved in 1999. Her publishers included Walker, Dell, Harlequin, Forge, Severn House, and Joffe Books.
Prior to her career as a writer, Gunn was a runner, skier, earned her private pilot's license, became a sky and scuba diver, hiked deserts and mountains, and travelled extensively in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe, including several years as a live-aboard sailor. While she was sailing, Gunn began to write travel articles. Many were published in regional papers around the U.S. This was the beginning of her path to becoming a full-time writer. Her first novel was published when she was 70, her last two after she turned 90. Before "retiring" to her career as a writer, Gunn made her living as an innkeeper, in Helena, Montana, where she owned a motel with her husband, Phillip. Together they raised two daughters and the family lived in a small apartment directly above the lobby of their motel. As a result of those cramped quarters, Gunn developed her desire to travel.[citation needed]
