NORWAY — The Friends of Norway Memorial Library will host Maine author Bruce Robert Coffin at Norway Memorial Library on Thursday, September 7, from 6:30 – 8 p.m. Coffin will talk, read from his work, answer audience questions, and sign books.
Coffin is the award-winning author of the bestselling Detective Byron mystery series. A former detective sergeant with over twenty-seven years in law enforcement, he supervised all homicide and violent crime investigations for Maine’s largest city. Following September 11, 2001, Coffin spent four years investigating counter-terrorism cases for the FBI, earning the Director’s Award, the highest award a non-agent can receive.
Winner of Killer Nashville’s Silver Falchion Awards for Best Procedural and Best Investigator, and the Maine Literary Award for Best Crime Fiction Novel, Coffin was also a finalist for the Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel. His short fiction appears in several anthologies, including Best American Mystery Stories 2016.
His current project is co-authoring a four-book series with Author LynDee Walker, “The Turner and Mosley Files.” The first book, “The General’s Gold,” will be released in April 2024.
Norway Memorial Library is located at 258 Main Street in Norway. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. There is no charge to attend. Purchase books in advance at The Tribune Books & Gifts of Norway or at the event. For more information call 207-743-5309.
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