About Reed Farrel Coleman
Reed Farrel Coleman, author of Hurt Machine, is the
former executive vice president of Mystery Writers of America. He
has published twelve novels -- two under his pen name Tony
Spinsosa -- in three series, and one stand-alone with
award-winning Irish author Ken Bruen. His books have been
translated into seven languages.
Reed is a three-time winner of the Shamus Award for Best
Detective Novel of the Year. He has also received the Macavity,
Barry, and Anthony Awards, and has been twice nominated for the
Edgar® Award. He was the editor of the anthology Hard
Boiled Brooklyn, and his short fiction and essays have
appeared in Wall Street Noir, The Darker Mask, These Guns For
Hire, Brooklyn Noir 3, Damn Near Dead, and other
publications.
Reed is an adjunct professor at Hofstra University, teaching
writing classes in mystery fiction and the novel. He lives with
his family on Long Island.
For more information, view Reed Coleman's Web site.