Declan Hughes (born 1963) is an Irish novelist, playwright and screenwriter.
He has written a series of crime novels featuring the Irish American detective Ed Loy.
The name "Loy" is a homage to the character Sam Spade from The Maltese Falcon: a loy is a traditional Irish spade.
[6] His plays include Shiver (2003),[7] Digging for Fire and New Morning.
[8] Hughes lives in Dublin with his wife and two daughters.