Brian Thiem

BRIAN THIEM is the author of Red Line, Thrill Kill, and Shallow Grave. In his previous life, he spent 25 years with the Oakland Police Department, much of it working Homicide, and retired as a lieutenant. He’s also an Iraq War veteran, retiring from the Army as a lieutenant colonel after 28 years of active and reserve service. He holds an MFA in creative writing and is an adjunct professor at Western Connecticut State University. He’s a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, and the Island Writers Group. He lives and writes in Hilton Head, South Carolina, where he’s also a citizen volunteer on the sheriff office’s Cold Case Team.