Colin Harrison

Author profile

born

in New York City, The United States

January 01, 1960

gender

male

genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Short Stories

influences

William Styron; John O'Hara and John Gardner

About this author

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Colin Harrison is a crime novelist. He is a vice president and senior editor at Scribner.
He lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with his wife, the writer Kathryn Harrison, and their three children (Sarah, Walker and Julia).

He attended: Haverford College, BA 1982; University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. MFA 1986

His short nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Vogue, Salon, Worth, and other various publications.

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Colin Harrison's Books

Average rating: 3.51 · 1,547 ratings · 276 reviews · 57 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Finder 3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 414 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Havana Room 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 2003 — 24 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manhattan Nocturne: A Novel 3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 1996 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Risk: A Novel 3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Afterburn 3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 1997 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bodies Electric: A Novel 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1994 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Break And Enter 3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birds Of The World by Colin Harrison, Alan Greensmith, K.E.L. Simmons 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pre-Raphaelites and Italy by Colin Harrison, Christopher Newall 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manhattan Nocturne by Colin Harrison, John Rubinstein (Narrator) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1997	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars