Tom Coffey is a longtime journalist who has worked for some of the leading news organizations in the country, including The Miami Herald, The Los Angeles Herald Examiner, Newsday, New York Newsday, and The New York Times. He grew up on Staten Island, where he went to Catholic schools. A graduate of the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, he later attended film school at the University of Southern California. His first novel, The Serpent Club, was published in 1999. A member of Mystery Writers of America, his other titles include Miami Twilight, Blood Alley and Bright Morning Star. Tom lives in Lower Manhattan with his wife and daughter.
