Brian "Elwood" Reid (born December 19, 1966) is an American novelist, short-story writer and television screenwriter.

Early life

Reid was born in Cleveland, Ohio in a working-class area. Reid played college football for the

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from 1985 to 1986 on a football scholarship. A great influence on him was American novelist

Elmore Leonard Elmore John Leonard Jr. (October 11, 1925August 20, 2013) was an American novelist, short story author and screenwriter. He was, according to British journalist Anthony Lane, "hailed as one of the best crime writers in the land". His earliest no ...

. When he died in August 2013, Reid, who considered Leonard to be a major influence, extended condolences to Leonard on Twitter and praised him as being "one of the greats".

Prose

Novels

*''D.B.'' ( Doubleday, 2004;

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, paperback, 2005) *''Midnight Sun'' (Doubleday, 2000;

, paperback, 2002) *''If I Don't Six'' (Doubleday, 1998)

Short story collections

*''What Salmon Know'' (Doubleday, 1999)Publishers Weekly

Television

*'' Close to Home'' (2006–2007) *''

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'' (2008–2010) *'' Undercovers'' (2010–2011) *'' Hawaii 5-0'' (2011–2012) *'' The Bridge'' (2013–2014) *'' The Chi'' (2018–present) *'' Barkskins'' (2020–present) *'' Big Sky'' (2021) *'' The Old Man'' (2024) *'' Tracker'' (2024–present)

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