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, acclaimed author

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said, "This is a challenging, disturbing and deeply memorable novel." In 1999 The Minus Man was made into an

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starring

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, Brian Cox,

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and several other notable actors, as well as

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and

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. In addition to his novels, McCreary has worked as a Senior Editor for the

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and previously as editorial director of CXO Media, Inc., founding the security publication CSO Magazine and frequently serving a source for media outlets on issues of technology and security. He has served as a technology consultant for

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and the

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and has appeared on syndicated radio shows such as Marketplace as well as

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and USA Radio. McCreary's broadcast credits also include appearances on

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and

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as well as

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(Boston),

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(Boston), and

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. He has also written a number of unpublished novels. McCreary graduated from

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with a degree in English, and lives in

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Novels

*'' Mount's Mistake'' 1987 *''

'' 1991 *'' The Houseguest'' 2001

References

* https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/20/books/crime-mystery-poetry-and-poison.html *http://imdb.com/name/nm0566974/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20060329081124/http://www.newenglandfilm.com/news/archives/99august/mcceary.htm *https://web.archive.org/web/20060114183924/http://www.cio.com/info/expert.html?ID=10017 {{DEFAULTSORT:McCreary, Lew 1947 births Living people Harvard University staff 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American male novelists Wesleyan University alumni 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers