- Patrick Quinlan
Patrick Quinlan, born
August 28 1970 in theBronx, New York , and raised there and inYonkers, New York is an American freelance writer, political activist, and critically acclaimed author.His crime thriller, "Smoked", was published in the United States and Canada by
St. Martin's Press in April 2006, and in the United Kingdom and many countries throughout the world byHodder Headline in March 2006. It has been translated into Portuguese, Italian and Dutch, and film rights were optioned in 2007. Quinlan's second crime thriller, "The Takedown", appeared in May and June 2007, from both St. Martin's and Headline. His third crime thriller, "The Drop-Off" is scheduled to appear in July, 2008. He is signed to deliver a fourth novel for publication in 2009.Quinlan is the co-author, with
Blade Runner film starRutger Hauer , of Hauer's memoir, "All Those Moments", released byHarperCollins in April, 2007.Quinlan has been featured or favorably reviewed in numerous publications, including The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe,
The Times ,The Observer ,The Guardian , The New York Times, and Entertainment Weekly, among many others.In 2002, Quinlan served as
campaign manager for State RepresentativeJohn Eder ofMaine , who at that time became the onlyGreen Party member in the United States elected to a state house seat. Quinlan also served as a consultant to Eder's 2004 campaign, and as Eder's legislative aide at theMaine State House during 2004 and 2005.Quinlan attended Regis High School, a
Jesuit high school inManhattan .External links
* [http://www.patrickquinlan.com Quinlan's official website]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=MFFXSlyR2HcC&dq=patrick+quinlan+smoked&pg=PP1&ots=-dhtZEy9ka&sig=WMY7NTaf6Pxmt92KeB7K1VwPx3A&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=patrick+quinlan+smoked&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title&cad=one-book-with-thumbnail Smoked] atGoogle Books
* [http://www.twbooks.co.uk/reviews/cstaincliffe/cssmokedpbk07.html Review] of "Smoked" at Tangled Web UK books website
* [http://www.getsmoked.co.uk Promotional website] for "Smoked"
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