LEWIN, Patricia
(Patricia Keelyn; Pat Van Wie)

PERSONAL:

Married; children: one. Education: B.S., (computer science).

ADDRESSES:

Home—Boston, MA. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Ballantine, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER:

Romance Writer. Worked at IBM for twelve years.

WRITINGS:

Blind Run, Ballantine (New York, NY), 2003.

Out of Reach, Ballantine (New York, NY), 2003.

UNDER NAME PATRICIA KEELYN

Keeping Katie, Harlequin (Buffalo, NY), 1994.

Where the Heart Is, Harlequin (Buffalo, NY), 1995.

Once a Wife, Harlequin (Buffalo, NY), 1996.

Nobody's Hero, Harlequin (Buffalo, NY), 1997.

Reclaiming Jake, Harlequin (Buffalo, NY), 1999.

UNDER NAME PAT VAN WIE

Running for Cover, Bantam (New York, NY), 1997.

Rough around the Edges, Bantam (New York, NY), 1998.

Loving Lindsey, Bantam (New York, NY), 1998.

SIDELIGHTS:

On her Web site, Patricia Lewin told fans, "My first love has always been books … it wasn't until I'd been working at IBM about seven years that the writing bug hit again." Lewin attended a writer's workshop in Orlando and she says "that weekend changed my life." She began writing as much as she could. It took five years before she sold her first book and when that happened she quit IBM and started writing full-time. Lewin has written under the pseudonyms Patricia Keelyn and Pat Van Wie.

Blind Run is Lewin's first stab at writing a thriller. The novel features Ethan Decker, a special "hunter" for the CIA. He works undercover to capture international fugitives. When one of the missions goes wrong Decker's young son is killed by an assasin. In order to protect his wife, Decker must leave her and exile himself in New Mexico. In a review for Booklist Patty Engelmann claimed, "Lewin's taut thriller is filled with hair-raising car chases and complex double crosses."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, January 1, 2003, Patty Engelmann, review of Blind Run, p. 855.

Kirkus Reviews, February 1, 2003, review of Blind Run, p. 167.

Publishers Weekly, January 20, 2003, review of Blind Run, p. 53.

ONLINE

Mystery Reader,http://www.themysteryreader.com/ (October 30, 2003), review of Blind Run.

Patricia Lewin Home Page,http://www.patricialewin.com (March 8, 2004).*