Education
University of Washington.
University of Washington.
His work has been compared to a variety of authors, including John Steinbeck, Ken Kesey, Tom Robbins, and Richard Russo. Lynch"s first novel, The Highest Tide, became a bestseller in the United Kingdom after the coming-of-age story was featured on the Richard & Judy book club television show in England. Truth Like the Sun, Lynch"s third novel, (its title quite appropriately based on one of Elvis Presley"s most celebrated quotes) was released in April 2012.
Secretariat in Seattle, during the 1962 World"s Fair, a time when Presley and other celebrities, including Vice-President
Lindon Johnson visited it as well as in 2001, the story involves the investigation of a city legend by an ambitious reporter. Critics have likened the novel to classic movies about American power and corruption, such as Chinatown, Citizen Kane, and All the President"s Men.
Lynch grew up near Seattle, Washington. Graduating with English and Communications degrees from the University of Washington, he subsequently reported for newspapers in Alaska, Virginia and Washington, District of Columbia, as well as The Spokesman-Review, The Seattle Times and The Oregonian.