AKA Edward Dee

Graduated from Sacred Heart High School, then served two years in the U.S. Army. In 1962 he joined the NYPD and spent nine years in uniform in South Bronx precincts; the last 11 years of his career he supervised detectives in the Organized Crime Control Bureau. While working the streets he earned a BA from Fordham University.

Ed retired from the NYPD as a lieutenant. Then, answering a life-long desire to write, he left Fordham School of Law and earned a MFA in Creative Writing from Arizona State University.

His first novel, 14 Peck Slip, which was also his master's thesis, was named a Notable Book of The Year in 1994 by the link: New York Times. Bronx Angel ('95), Little Boy Blue ('97) and Nightbird ('99) followed.

The Con Man's Daughter, was released in fall 2003.

Ed has two daughters and four grandchildren. He lives in Delaware with his wife, Nancy.