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Bradley Harper
33 books113 followersBradley Harper MD is a retired US Army Colonel and pathologist with extensive experience in autopsies and forensic investigation. A lifelong fan of Sherlock Holmes, upon retirement from the army Harper received his associate degree from Full Sail University and master’s from Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland, both in creative writing.
His debut novel, A KNIFE IN THE FOG, was published in October 2018 It was a finalist for a 2019 Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel by an American Author and is a Recommended Read by the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate. It went on to win Killer Nashville’s 2019 Silver Falchion as Best Mystery. The audiobook, narrated by former Royal Shakespearean actor Matthew Lloyd Davies, won Audiofile Magazine’s 2019 Earphone Award for Best Mystery and Suspense. The book is also available in Japan via Hayakawa Publishing abnd in German via DryasVerlag.
Harper’s second novel, QUEEN’S GAMBIT, won Killer Nashville’s 2020 Silver Falchion Award twice, once for Best Suspense, and again as Book of the Year.
A short animated film, DARK TRYST, based on Harper’s short story and comic book of the same name, has won numerous awards at film festivals around the world, including Best Super Short Film at the London Movie Awards, the New York Movie Awards, and the Paris Film Awards, and Best Horror at the Tokyo Short Film Festival.
His collaborations include REFLECTIONS IN A DRAGON’S EYE, a police procedural thriller he co-wrote with debut novelist Lydia Galehouse, and MY TIME WITH GENERAL COLIN POWELL, co-written with Leslie Lautenslager, who worked with GEN. Powell for over 25 years.
His most recent work, MAIDEN VOYAGE, concerning an art heist by a trio of female thieves aboard the Titanic, was released Nov 18, 2025.
A short film, LEVIATHAN, based on A KNIFE IN THE FOG, is currently making the rounds in various film festivals.
His debut novel, A KNIFE IN THE FOG, was published in October 2018 It was a finalist for a 2019 Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel by an American Author and is a Recommended Read by the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate. It went on to win Killer Nashville’s 2019 Silver Falchion as Best Mystery. The audiobook, narrated by former Royal Shakespearean actor Matthew Lloyd Davies, won Audiofile Magazine’s 2019 Earphone Award for Best Mystery and Suspense. The book is also available in Japan via Hayakawa Publishing abnd in German via DryasVerlag.
Harper’s second novel, QUEEN’S GAMBIT, won Killer Nashville’s 2020 Silver Falchion Award twice, once for Best Suspense, and again as Book of the Year.
A short animated film, DARK TRYST, based on Harper’s short story and comic book of the same name, has won numerous awards at film festivals around the world, including Best Super Short Film at the London Movie Awards, the New York Movie Awards, and the Paris Film Awards, and Best Horror at the Tokyo Short Film Festival.
His collaborations include REFLECTIONS IN A DRAGON’S EYE, a police procedural thriller he co-wrote with debut novelist Lydia Galehouse, and MY TIME WITH GENERAL COLIN POWELL, co-written with Leslie Lautenslager, who worked with GEN. Powell for over 25 years.
His most recent work, MAIDEN VOYAGE, concerning an art heist by a trio of female thieves aboard the Titanic, was released Nov 18, 2025.
A short film, LEVIATHAN, based on A KNIFE IN THE FOG, is currently making the rounds in various film festivals.
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May 27, 2026
Unterhaltsam, aber man hat auch nix verpasst, wenn man es nicht gelesen hat.
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