Larry Brown was an American writer known for his contributions to the genre of country noir. Born and lived in Oxford, Mississippi, he was a writer of both fiction and nonfiction.

Brown graduated from high school in Oxford but did not attend college. He later took a creative writing class from the Mississippi novelist Ellen Douglas. From 1970 to 1972, he served in the United States Marine Corps.

Upon returning to Oxford, he worked at a small stove company before joining the city fire department. His passion for writing emerged while he worked as a firefighter in 1980. Brown was awarded the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters award.