Philip Sington is an English novelist and playwright. He was born in Cambridge.

He read history at Trinity College, Cambridge. Together with mystery writer Gary Humphreys he co-authored six thrillers under the joint pseudonym of Patrick Lynch. The third, Carriers, was adapted for the screen in 1998. They also collaborated on the stage play Lip Service, which premiered at the Finborough Theatre, London in 2000. His first solo novel, Zoia's Gold, was published in 2005. He lives in London.