Steve Brewer


Steve Brewer is an American author of mystery, detective and crime novels. His novel Lonely Street was made into the Hollywood film of the same name, starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr and Joe Mantegna.

Biography

Writing

Brewer was a journalist for 22 years, writing for the Arkansas Gazette, Associated Press, and Albuquerque Journal. He continued to write a weekly syndicated humor column for 10 more years, many of them collected in the book Trophy Husband.
Brewer switched to fiction with the publication of his first novel, Lonely Street in 1994. He has published 34 books, including three under the pen name Max Austin. Ten of his novels, including Lonely Street, feature bumbling Albuquerque private eye Bubba Mabry.

Teaching

Brewer teaches writing at the Honors College of the University of New Mexico.
He has also taught classes at the Midwest Writers Workshop, SouthWest Writers, and the Tony Hillerman Writers Seminar, and regularly speaks at mystery conventions.

Bookstore

In 2018, Brewer opened Organic Books, an independent bookstore in Albuquerque, NM, with his wife Kelly and sons Max and Seth.

Published works

Source:

Novels

Lonely Street, Pocket BooksBaby Face, Pocket BooksWitchy Woman, St. Martin's PressShaky Ground, St. Martin's PressDirty Pool, St. Martin's PressEnd Run, Intrigue PressCrazy Love, Intrigue PressCheap Shot, Intrigue PressBullets, Intrigue PressFool's Paradise, UNM PressBoost, Speck PressBank Job, Intrigue PressWhipsaw, Intrigue PressMonkey Man, Intrigue PressCutthroat, Bleak HouseFirepower, Amazon1500 Rules for Successful Living, AmazonCalabama, AmazonThe Big Wink, AmazonLost Vegas, AmazonA Box of Pandoras, AmazonDuke City Split, Alibi Duke City Hit, Alibi Duke City Desperado, AlibiShotgun Boogie, AmazonHomesick Blues, AmazonSide Eye, AmazonCold Cuts, AmazonUpshot, AmazonTrouble Town, Amazon

Short fiction

  • "Sanity Clause", in The Last Noel, Worldwide
  • "Payoff" in Damn Near Dead, Busted Flush Press
  • "Limbo", in the Mystery Writers of America anthology Crimes by Moonlight, Berkley
  • "Surf City", in West Coast Crime Wave, Amazon
  • "Showdown", Amazon
  • "Found Money", Amazon
  • "Party Doll", Amazon
  • "Yvonne's Gone", Amazon
  • "Cemetery Plot", Amazon
  • "Up the Chimney"" in It's a Weird Winter Wonderland, Coffin Hop Press
  • "Babbling Brook" in Trouble & Strife, Down and Out Books
  • "Black Friday" in A Beast Without A Name, Down and Out Books

Humor

Trophy Husband, University of New Mexico PressRules for Successful Living, Amazon

Recognition

Brewer served two years on the national board of Mystery Writers of America and twice served as an Edgar Awards judge. He is also a member of International Thriller Writers and SouthWest Writers.