Ohio State and Cleveland Browns quarterback turned investigator, and editor of Columbus Noir. His stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Mystery Magazine, the 2022 anthology Paranoia Blues: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Paul Simon, and other magazines and anthologies.
[My Book, The Movie: An Empty Grave; Q&A with Andrew Welsh-Huggins; The Page 69 Test: An Empty Grave; Writers Read: Andrew Welsh-Huggins (April 2023); My Book, The Movie: The End of the Road; The Page 69 Test: The End of the Road; Writers Read: Andrew Welsh-Huggins (November 2024); My Book, The Movie: Sick to Death; The Page 69 Test: Sick to Death]
Welsh-Huggins's newest thriller is The Mailman.
At CrimeReads the author tagged "seven lone-wolf protagonists whose adventures helped inspire The Mailman." One entry on the list:
Reed Farrel Coleman’s Nick RyanRead about the other entries on the list at CrimeReads.
Ryan may be a sworn New York City police officer but he’s beholden to no one but himself and a few trusted associates. The beauty, and fun, of this series—2023’sSleepless City and 2024’s Blind to Midnight— is the long leash Ryan is given to investigate sensitive crimes. That, and Ryan’s ability—and willingness—to operate outside the bounds of NYPD rules and regs. When Ryan comes across a gang of fellow officers beating up a man who threatened to file a complaint against one of them, one of the officers tells Ryan it’s not his concern.
Ryan’s reply: “When people tell me not to be concerned, it concerns me.”
Although this is far from a typical police procedural, it’s also hard not to love the series’ tagline: “When you’re in trouble, you call 911. When cops are in trouble, they call Nick Ryan.”
Q&A with Reed Farrel Coleman.
My Book, The Movie: Sleepless City.
The Page 69 Test: Sleepless City.
The Page 69 Test: Blind to Midnight.
My Book, The Movie: Blind to Midnight.
--Marshal Zeringue
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