Elwood Reid

Brian "Elwood" Reid (born December 19, 1966) is an American novelist, short-story writer and television screenwriter.

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".

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)