Steve Brewer (born February 2, 1957)[1] is an American author of mystery, detective and crime novels.

His novel Lonely Street was made into the Hollywood film of the same name, starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr and Joe Mantegna.

[1] He continued to write a weekly syndicated humor column for 10 more years, many of them collected in the book Trophy Husband.

Ten of his novels, including Lonely Street, feature bumbling Albuquerque private eye Bubba Mabry.

[2] In 2018, Brewer opened Organic Books, an independent bookstore in Albuquerque, NM, with his wife Kelly and sons Max and Seth.