Daniel Koehler is the author of four novels, Flyover Country (2004), The Sleeping Cab (2006), Unbankerly Behavior (2008), and Splitting Washington (2010). His short fiction has appeared in The Best of Tales From the South, The Birmingham Arts Journal, New Works Review, The Storyteller, Inner Sins, BareBack Magazine, The Rusty Nail, among others. Literary honors include finalist status in three international screenplay competitions and regional awards for his short stories.

Prior to his writing career, he pursued professional interests in New York City. He has written software used extensively in the financial sector. He attended Leopold-Franzens Universität in Innsbruck, Austria, and is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the Harvard Graduate School of Business.