Robert Reuland

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Robert Charles Reuland (born 1963) is an American novelist and lawyer.

Reuland began his legal career in 1990 in Manhattan. Since 2001 Reuland has a parallel career as a novelist. He is the author of two published novels, (Random House 2001) and Semiautomatic (Random House 2004). Both books were placed in the Brooklyn D.A. office, where Reuland worked as an assistant district attorney between 1996 and 2001.

Reuland's hard but elegant writing is known for his spicy realism and has attracted praise from Dennis Lehane, Alan Furst, and George Pelecanos. The reviewer for Washington Post was referred to Semiautomatic as "the best legal thriller I ever read, hands down." The New York Times says Hollowpoint may keep you awake all night... Sometimes the murder story is just a murder story, but this is not one of those moments. " Marilyn Stasio of the New York Times called Reuland "a brave writer." From Reuland's second novel, "Semiautomatic," Kirkus, in starry reviews writes, "Reuland is a real-life ADA, and if he demands effectively as he writes, Brooklyn is a lucky territory."

Reuland gained additional national notoriety in 2001 when he was fired from his position at the Brooklyn DA office shortly after the publication of his first book, Hollowpoint. Reuland brought a federal suit claiming violation of First Amendment rights and won after being tried in 2004.

After leaving Office D.A. in 2001, Reuland proved himself in a private practice specializing in homicide defense.

Born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Dubuque, Iowa, Reuland has lived in Park Slope, Brooklyn since 1990.

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Bibliography

Brooklyn Novel/Giobberti

Hollowpoint (2001)

Semiotomatic (2004)

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External links

• Author Website
• Law Firm Web Site
• List of Martindale
• The New York Times review of "Hollowpoint"
• New York Book Review of "Hollowpoint"
• January Magazine "Semiautomatic" review
• Kirkus review (starred) from "Semiautomatic"
• "Criminal Prosecutor Finds Success and Loss of Work" New York Times
• Former Prosecutors Will Not See 'Brooklyn DA'
• The New York Times Public Life
• "End of Book Battle for District Attorneys" New York Times
• "Facebook Status Updates Provides Alibi" CNN

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