Author Archives: Bruce Robert Coffin

About Bruce Robert Coffin

Bruce is a retired detective sergeant with more than twenty-seven years in law enforcement. At the time of his retirement, from the Portland, Maine police department, he supervised all homicide and violent crime investigations for Maine's largest city. Bruce also spent four years working counter-terrorism with the FBI, where he earned the Director's Award, the highest honor a non-agent can receive. He is the bestselling author of the Detective Byron Mystery Series from HarperCollins. His short stories appear in a number of anthologies including The Best American Mystery Stories 2016. Bruce lives and writes in Maine.

Good News, Bad News

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Bruce Robert Coffin

Bruce Robert Coffin here, manning the helm of the Maine Crime Writer Blog one last time. I have some great news to share, and some sad news. Let’s start with the great news. In case you haven’t heard, my third … Continue reading →

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New Beginnings

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Bruce Robert Coffin

Bruce Robert Coffin here, hoping that you’re enjoying the warmth of summer. This month I thought I might chat a bit about new beginnings. Having finished the latest Detective Byron manuscript, at least until my editor slashes through it with … Continue reading →

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Library Card (Redux)

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Bruce Robert Coffin

Bruce Robert Coffin here, manning the helm of the Maine Crime Writer’s Blog, albeit a bit behind my time. This month I thought I would revisit one of my blogs from two years ago. I was curious to see how … Continue reading →

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A Write Of Passage Revisited

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Bruce Robert Coffin

Bruce Robert Coffin here, wishing all of you a happy month of April. Several years ago, following a rather formidable winter, I wrote a blog about the joy of the seasons first mowing. I thought sharing it with you again … Continue reading →

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Decisions

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Bruce Robert Coffin

Bruce Robert Coffin here, wishing all of you who follow the Maine Crime Writers the very best that March has to offer. The other day I was typing away on my current work in progress when Robert Frost popped into … Continue reading →

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The Writing Cycle

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Bruce Robert Coffin

Bruce Robert Coffin here, wishing you all a happy February. I’ve been thinking a lot about Punxsutawney Phil lately. In retrospect I guess that’s not entirely accurate. Actually, I’ve been thinking about Phil’s propensity to hide out underground throughout the … Continue reading →

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Inside A Writer’s Head

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Bruce Robert Coffin

Bruce Robert Coffin here, wishing all of you the very best 2019 has to offer. I thought I’d begin the new year by allowing you a glimpse behind the scenes, where the magic happens. Trying to explain novel writing to someone … Continue reading →

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A Lifetime of Achievement

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Bruce Robert Coffin

Last month I attended my fifth New England Crime Bake Mystery Conference in Woburn, Massachusetts. One of this year’s highlights was watching Kate Flora receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to the Crime Bake and the mystery community. … Continue reading →

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Launching #3

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Bruce Robert Coffin

Happy Friday all! Bruce Robert Coffin here, fresh off the launch of the third novel in my Detective Byron series. You might think by now that launching a book would be old hat. You’d be wrong. I felt exactly the … Continue reading →

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The Impossible Transition

Posted on October 9, 2018 by Bruce Robert Coffin

This blog was originally written as “Giving Up The Badge” for the Murder-Books Blog, another site to which I contribute. Given the huge response from readers I’ve decided to repost in order to share with the Maine Crime Writer audience. … Continue reading →

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