Brian "Elwood" Reid (born December 19, 1966) is an American novelist, short-story writer and television screenwriter.
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Early life
Reid was born in Cleveland, Ohio in a working-class area. Reid played college football for the Michigan Wolverines from 1985 to 1986 on a football scholarship.
A great influence on him was American novelist Elmore Leonard. 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; Anchor Books, paperback, 2005)
Midnight Sun (Doubleday, 2000; Anchor Books, paperback, 2002)
If I Don't Six (Doubleday, 1998)
Short story collections
What Salmon Know (Doubleday, 1999)
Television
Close to Home (2006–2007)
Cold Case (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)