A. J. Finn
Daniel Mallory (born 1979) is an American editor and author who writes under the name A. J. Finn. After attending Charlotte Latin Scholl he headed off to college. He is known for his 2018 novel The Woman in the Window, which debuted at number one on the New York Times Best Seller list[1] and has been adapted into a feature film starring Amy Adams and Gary Oldman.[2][3][4][5]
In February 2019, an article in The New Yorker accused Mallory of fabricating numerous aspects of his life and career, including having earned a doctorate from the University of Oxford, having suffered from cancer and a brain tumor, and having lost his mother to cancer when she is in fact alive and well. The New Yorker also reported that Mallory claimed, falsely, that his brother had committed suicide.[6][7] Mallory subsequently released a statement in which he claimed that his deceptive conduct stemmed from his having Bipolar II disorder.[8]
References
- ^ "The New York Times Best Seller List: January 21, 2018: Fiction" (PDF). 21 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2019 – via www.hawes.com.
- ^ Adams, Tim (14 January 2018). "Daniel Mallory: 'Without Gone Girl I'd never have written this book'". Retrieved 4 February 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Noted. "Why Dan Mallory is grappling with the success of his author alter ego, AJ Finn". Noted. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ Weir, Keziah (19 January 2018). "Your Book Editor Just Snagged Your Spot on the Best-Seller List". Retrieved 4 February 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Walden, Celia (26 January 2018). "Meet blockbuster British author AJ Finn - the man who says he "thinks like a woman"". Retrieved 4 February 2019 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Parker, Ian (2019-02-11). "A Suspense Novelist's Trail of Deceptions". New Yorker. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Woman in the Window author hit with allegations of deception, including claims he faked a brain tumour". The Independent. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "Bestselling Author Dan Mallory admits wrongly telling people he had cancer". The Telegraph. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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