Reed Farrel Coleman, the former Executive Vice President of Mystery Writers of America, was Brooklyn born and raised. He has written ten novels in three series including two under his pen name Tony Spinosa. His eleventh novel, Tower, co-authored with renowned Irish crime writer Ken Bruen, will be released in Fall 2009. Reed’s work has been twice nominated for the Edgar Award, mystery writing’s most prestigious honor. He’s also been twice nominated for the Shamus, Barry, and Macavity Awards. He has won the Shamus Award twice, the Barry and the Anthony Awards. He was the editor of the short story anthology Hardboiled Brooklyn. Reed’s essays and short stories have appeared in Wall Street Noir, Damn Near Dead, These Guns for Hire, Brooklyn Noir 3, Crimespree Magazine and several other publications. He is an adjunct lecturer at Hofstra University and lives with his wife and two teenage children on Long Island.
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