Edward J. Flynn grew up in the New York City area, graduating from Mount St. Michael’s Academy in the Bronx and St. Peter’s College in Jersey City, NJ. He was a staff writer for The Record, a Hackensack, NJ, daily newspaper for more than three decades, and authored a number of award winning series on regional issues. He resides in a suburb of Phoenix, AZ. Tarnished Knight is his first novel.