William Boyle

William Boyle (born 1978) is an American author of character-driven literary crime fiction. Boyle is a native of Brooklyn, New York and the borough forms the backdrop for much of his work. Early life and education Boyle lived with his mother’s family in the southern Brooklyn neighborhoods of Gravesend and Bensonhurst. His mother’s family was Italian. His father’s side of the family was Scottish. His father was absent for much of his childhood. Boyle had 12 years of Catholic education, which included Xaverian High School in Bay Ridge. Boyle earned his B.A. degree in English from the State University of New York at New Paltz. He also obtained an M.A. in English from SUNY-New Paltz. In 2011, he received an M.F.A. degree from the University of Mississippi.