Lynn Picknett

Lynn Picknett is a writer, researcher, and lecturer on the paranormal, the occult, and historical and religious mysteries.

Authorship

She is the co-author of: - Turin Shroud: In Whose Image? the Truth Behind the Centuries-Long Conspiracy of Silence (with Clive Prince) - The Templar Revelation (with Clive Prince), - Stargate Conspiracy : The Truth about Extraterrestrial Life and the Mysteries of Ancient Egypt (with Clive Prince) - Double Standards : The Rudolf Hess Cover-Up (with Clive Prince and Stephen Prior) - War of the Windsors : A Century of Unconstitutional Monarchy (with Clive Prince and Stephen Prior) - Encyclopedia of Dreams

She is the author of: - The Secret History of Lucifer : Evil Angel or the Secret of Life Itself? - Mary Magdalene : Christianity's Hidden Goddess - Mammoth Book of UFO's - Flights of Fancy? 100 Years of Paranormal Experiences - Royal Romance an Illustrated History of the Royal Love Affairs

Life

Born in York (England), Picknett has lived most of her life in London (currently St John's Wood).

In the 1980s, she was contributor to several magazines, including The Unexplained. In the early 1990s, she teamed up with fellow researcher and writer Clive Prince. Their 1997 The Templar Revelation was credited by Dan Brown (both in The Da Vinci Code and in the 2006 court-case (Baigent & Leigh v. RandomHouse) as the main inspiration for his novel.

Between 1999 and 2003, she and Clive Prince worked with Stephen Prior, a co-operation that ended with the latter's death.

Picknett and Prince perform most of the research for their books themselves, though they are often helped by several friends and fellow researchers. They have credited Keith Prince as a main contributor for their work on the Turin Shroud, Philip Coppens in The Stargate Conspiracy and Robert Brydon for their work on Rudolf Hess.

Picknett, as well as Prince, makes a brief appearance in the film The Da Vinci Code (released May 19, 2006).