The Paramedic Behind the Book
Who is Ryan Herrington?
Ryan Herrington / Author
Ryan Herrington is a former Denver paramedic who survived a thousand midnight calls and learned firsthand what life and death actually cost. After more than a decade on the streets, he traded his trauma shears for a keyboard, turning lived experience into fiction that doesn’t blink. His work draws from real emergencies, moral compromise, and the quiet damage carried home after the sirens stop, resulting in a dark, high-stakes thrillers that’s grounded in truth rather than spectacle.
His debut novel, The Devil’s Ledger, pulls no punches. Drawing on firsthand experience in emergency medicine and a deep skepticism of corporate power and digital surveillance, Herrington writes thrillers that do more than entertain. His work probes the moral gray zones of modern healthcare, the lasting psychological toll of trauma, and the quiet danger of systems that allow those sworn to protect life to decide its value.
He lives in Colorado with his wife and children, splitting his time between writing, fly fishing at his family’s cabin, and thinking a little too hard about how things actually work.
Ryan Herrington / Paramedic
Ryan Herrington is a former Denver paramedic who spent more years on the sharp edge of emergency medicine. Rising from rookie EMT to field-training officer, he worked the calls most people never see: mass-casualty incidents, active-shooter responses, and high-profile calls. He treated gunshot victims in alleyways at 3 a.m., managed chaotic multi-agency scenes during city-wide crises, and learned firsthand how thin the margin is between saving a life and losing one. Those years of hard-earned medical experience, and the psychological cost that came with them, now drive the grit, realism, and unflinching honesty of his writing.
Contact Ryan.
info@ryanherringtonauthor.com