Lost Girls author Andrew Pyper dies aged 56

Thriller writer Andrew Pyper, who also wrote under the pseudonym Mason Coile, has died aged 56 due to complications from cancer, his publisher Baskerville confirmed. Pyper passed away peacefully at his home on 3rd January 2025 with his wife and two children by his side.

The author had penned 10 novels, including Lost Girls (Orion Fiction), The Demonologist (Simon & Schuster) and William (Baskerville), as well as the forthcoming Exiles (Baskerville). He received various awards throughout his career, including the Arthur Ellis Award and the International Thriller Writers Award.

Yassine Belkacemi, the author’s UK editor, said: "It has been one of my great pleasures in publishing to work with Andrew. From our first conversation to our last, he was gentle, kind, gracious and enthusiastic. His attributes as a person were matched by his talent as a writer where he was elegant, stylish and captivating. We were so proud to publish William last year and feel immensely honoured to publish Exiles later this year. Everyone at John Murray Press loved working with him and will dearly miss him. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife, children, family and friends at this difficult time."

Donations in his memory can be made to Tree Canada.