Hard Line #14

Gerry Boyle began his writing career in newspapers, an industry he has called the “best training ground ever.” After graduating from Colby College, Boyle worked as a roofer, a postman, and a manuscript reader in New York City. However, his time in the city was cut short when Boyle realized that he preferred Maine to the bustle of Manhattan. His first reporting job was in the paper mill town of Rumford, Maine. After a few months, he moved on to the (Waterville) Morning Sentinel, where editors learned quickly that Boyle worked best when left to his own devices, and he learned that the line between upstanding citizen and outlaw is a fine one. His experiences as a reporter inspired his first novel, Deadline (1993), featuring his signature character Jack McMorrow. Boyle has now written fourteen gritty, authentic mysteries featuring McMorrow, who is now one of the most famous and popular recurring literary characters in Maine.

"For fourteen books, Jack McMorrow —fictional though he may be— has been the iconic Maine hero, stalwart and moral, a character who will live forever. Gerry Boyle has created a hero for the ages!"—Tess Gerritsen, internationally bestselling author of Rizzoli & Isles series

"In the Jack McMorrow books, Gerry Boyle has done something unique and valuable for Maine: observe, recognize, and illuminate parts of our state away from the cities and the coastal glitz...and they are damn fine stories." —Richard Cass, author of the Elder Darrow jazz series and The Last Altruist

"Gerry has an incredible knack for creating suspense, making the smallest things hum with danger. He's also so wise about the Maine landscape, which deepens and intensifies the sense of place in his books. Readers can see and feel what McMorrow sees and feels, and that is a gift."—Kate Flora, two-time Maine Literary Award winner for And Grant You Peace and Playing God

"[Boyle's] body of work is a master class in writing crime fiction consistently and well."—Brenda Buchanan, author of the Joe Gale Mystery series

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