Patrick Quinlan was the youngest child in a big, noisy, New York Irish-American family. Ten minutes late to dinner and the food was all gone. Other kids in the neighborhood wanted to become cops, or firemen, or crime kingpins. He wanted to become Jimi Hendrix.
He is the author of five novels - SMOKED, THE TAKEDOWN, THE HIT, THE DROP-OFF and THE DEVIL & JOHNNY DOG FOOD. He is also the co-author, with Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer, of Hauer’s memoir, ALL THOSE MOMENTS, an L.A. Times bestseller.
He sometimes makes music under the name The Sonic Boom. Watch the video for his song AMERICAN HERO on youtube, featuring Joy Lola Scott on vocals.
Quinlan lives on the coast of