T. Lynn Ocean is an American author of present-day Southern fiction. Ocean's first publication was in the 'North Myrtle Beach Times,' after she pleaded the editor and offered to write for free. Her first column, the 'Humor Me', was published in 1995. In 2005, St. Martin's Press released her first novel, "Fool Me Once."

T. Lynn Ocean
Author T. Lynn Ocean at a book signing in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Author T. Lynn Ocean at a book signing in Myrtle Beach, SC.
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
GenreThriller, Fiction, Mystery
Website
www.tlynnocean.com

Often working as a freelance writer for major newspapers and publications—including her local paper, The Sun News—Ocean has had three novels published. These are Fool Me Once, Sweet Home Carolina, and Southern Fatality. Her most recent novel, Southern Fatality, is the first installment of a mystery series featuring the character Jersey Barnes. Her other novel Southern Poison was published on September 2, 2008

She was a guest author at the 2007 South Carolina Book Festival held in Columbia, South Carolina,[1] and the 2008 Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville, Virginia.[2]

Ocean is a member of the Mystery Writers Association,[3] as well as a member of International Thriller Writers.[4] She lives in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and earned her degree from Texas State University.[5]

Ocean and her husband live in Little River, South Carolina.

Novels edit

Year Title ISBN Comments
2005 Fool Me Once [6] ISBN 0-312-33669-1 First Edition.
2006 Sweet Home Carolina [7] ISBN 0-312-34334-5 First Edition.
2007 Southern Fatality : a Jersey Barnes Mystery [8] ISBN 978-0-312-37367-2 Will be released as a paperback in July 2008.[9]
2008 Southern Poison: a Jersey Barnes Mystery [10] ISBN 978-0-312-38346-6 Second Jersey Barnes Mystery.
2014 Mayhem in Myrtle Beach[11] Ebook
2014 Carolina Booty[12] ISBN 978-1-310-059551 First Edition
2014 Choosing Charleston[13] Ebook

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