Gary Reed is author of two novels, A Fatal Cell Phone Video (2016) and Things Could Ugly (2018).

Before becoming a novelist, Mr. Reed was a practicing attorney. Most recently, he served as Associate General Counsel for Humana Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky. In that role, he managed the team that handled the company's internal investigations and litigation nationally. Before that, he created the legal department for ChoiceCare Health Plans, Inc. in Cincinnati. He began his career with a large law firm in Cincinnati, where he handled product liability and insurance coverage litigation in courts around the country. As an attorney, he made numerous presentations and published professional articles.

Mr. Reed did his undergraduate work at Xavier University in Cincinnati. He obtained his law degree from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He currently lives in Northern Kentucky.