Matthew B. J. Delaney
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Born | Matthew Bret Jackson Delaney Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation | Novelist, Police Officer |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Dartmouth College Harvard Kennedy School New York City Police Academy |
Genre | Science fiction, Mystery fiction |
Notable works | Jinn Black Rain The Memory Agent |
Matthew B. J. Delaney (also known as; Matthew B Delaney) is an American writer and member of the New York City Police Department. Originally from Sudbury, Massachusetts, Delaney now resides in New York City.
Delaney is an alumnus of Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. His debut novel Jinn won the International Horror Guild Award in 2004[1] and was well received by both critics and readers. The film rights for his first book were sold to Touchstone Pictures, before Delaney even finished writing it.
The rights to his forthcoming second novel, Genome, Inc., was purchased in German by Bastei Lübbe in November 2009 and published as Golem in Germany in 2012.
Delaney is a decorated member of the NYPD, but continues to write in his spare time.[2]
Works
[edit]- Jinn. New York: St. Martin's Press, in 2003, ISBN 978-0-312-27670-6
- Golem. Köln: Bastei Lübbe in 2012, ISBN 978-3-4041-6672-5
- Black Rain. 47North, in 2016, ISBN 978-1-5039-3701-7
- The Memory Agent. 47North, in 2017, ISBN 978-1-5039-4269-1
References
[edit]- ^ "2004 International Horror Guild Award Nominees". Bookreporter.com. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Spitz: An officer, gentleman and author
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1166552836/Spitz-An-officer-gentleman-and-author
External links
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- American horror writers
- 21st-century American novelists
- Living people
- Dartmouth College alumni
- Novelists from Massachusetts
- American crime fiction writers
- American thriller writers
- American male novelists
- New York City Police Department officers
- Novelists from New York City
- 21st-century American male writers
- Harvard Kennedy School alumni
- People from Sudbury, Massachusetts