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Cops Writing Crime - 8 new members for The Squad.

29/1/2023

Another 8 colleagues (all American) join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 381.

That's 381 cops and ex-cops (and other law enforcement types, plus some PIs) who have taken to writing crime fiction. You won't get more realistic crime tales than those from this Squad!

We have joining us today:
1. Jim Howell who served with the Dallas County Sheriff's Department in Texas.
2. Steven J. Newton who served with the Clever PD in Missouri.
3. Robert Leuci (deceased 2015) who served with the NYPD.
4. Mark Osterman who served with the Detroit PD.
5. Richard Paloma who served with the Newark PD in California, as well as other LEAs.
6. Dillard H. Hughes who served with the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Department in Georgia.
7. Louis Jackson who served with the LAPD.
8. Steven H. Richardson who served with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office in Florida.

Our Squad now consists of:

248 American, 67 British, 18 Australian, 18 Canadian
4 New Zealander, 3 Finnish, 3 French, 2 Dutch, 2 Swedish,
2 Irish, 1 Bahamian, 1 Norwegian
1 Italian, 1 Czech, 1 Russian, 1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard, 1 Pakistani, 1 Chinese, 1 Brazilian, 1 Indian, 1 Danish
2 "International" (listed as this due to current serving officer requirements)

I'll keep adding more as I come across them, and if you know of any others please feel free to drop me a line.

Check out The Squad:
Also: Cops Writing Crime

And please remember, my list is only for CRIME FICTION - not all the true crime and/or memoir writing by cops and ex-cops that's out there (as good as so much of that is).

Cheers,
ABP

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COPS WRITING CRIME - 6 more members join The Squad.

26/1/2023

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Another 6 colleagues (all American) join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 373.

That's 373 cops and ex-cops (and other law enforcement types, plus some PIs) who have taken to writing crime fiction. You won't get more realistic crime tales than those from this Squad!

We have joining us today:
1. Bill DiMonda who served with the Nassau County PD in New York.
2. Joseph C. Hoffman (deceased 2022) who served with the NYPD.
3. Ken Dye who served with the Saint Louis County PD in Missouri.
4. Vincent Murano who served with the NYPD.
5. Jeff Pate who served with the High Point PD in North Carolina.
6. Hugh Holton (deceased 2001) who served with the Chicago PD.

Our Squad now consists of:

240 American, 67 British, 18 Australian, 18 Canadian
4 New Zealander, 3 Finnish, 3 French, 2 Dutch, 2 Swedish,
2 Irish, 1 Bahamian, 1 Norwegian
1 Italian, 1 Czech, 1 Russian, 1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard, 1 Pakistani, 1 Chinese, 1 Brazilian, 1 Indian, 1 Danish
2 "International" (listed as this due to current serving officer requirements)

I'll keep adding more as I come across them, and if you know of any others please feel free to drop me a line.

Check out The Squad:
Also: Cops Writing Crime

And please remember, my list is only for CRIME FICTION - not all the true crime and/or memoir writing by cops and ex-cops that's out there (as good as so much of that is).

Cheers,
ABP

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COPS WRITING CRIME - 6 new members for The Squad.

20/1/2023

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Another 6 colleagues (all American) join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 367.

That's 367 cops and ex-cops (and other law enforcement types, plus some PIs) who have taken to writing crime fiction. You won't get more realistic crime tales than those from this Squad!

We have joining us today:
1. Sam Morton who served with the Richland County Sheriff's Department in South Carolina.
2. Robert Sims Reid who served with the Missoula PD in Montana.
3. Leo P. Whittlesey who served with the NYPD.
4. Arthur Deutsch (deceased in 2021) who served with the NYPD and then as Chief of Police with the Birmingham PD in Alabama.
5. G.J. Herrey who served with the Lee County Sheriff's Office in Florida.
6. J.P. Morgan who served with the NYPD and the FBI.

Our Squad now consists of:

234 American, 67 British, 18 Australian, 18 Canadian
4 New Zealander, 3 Finnish, 3 French, 2 Dutch, 2 Swedish,
2 Irish, 1 Bahamian, 1 Norwegian
1 Italian, 1 Czech, 1 Russian, 1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard, 1 Pakistani, 1 Chinese, 1 Brazilian, 1 Indian, 1 Danish
2 "International" (listed as this due to current serving officer requirements)

I'll keep adding more as I come across them, and if you know of any others please feel free to drop me a line.

Check out The Squad:
Also: Cops Writing Crime

And please remember, my list is only for CRIME FICTION - not all the true crime and/or memoir writing by cops and ex-cops that's out there (as good as so much of that is).

Cheers,
ABP

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COPS WRITING CRIME - Another 4 members for The Squad.

18/1/2023

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Another 4 colleagues (1 British and 3 American ) join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 361.

That's 361 cops and ex-cops (and other law enforcement types, plus some PIs) who have taken to writing crime fiction. You won't get more realistic crime tales than those from this Squad!

We have joining us today:
1. John Sutherland who served with the Metropolitan Police in London.
2. F.P Lione, the author name for Frank Lione and his wife writing together. He served with the NYPD.
3. Richard B. Whitaker who served with the LAPD.
4. John C. Hefley who served with the Village of Big Bend PD in Wisconsin.

Our Squad now consists of:

228 American, 67 British, 18 Australian, 18 Canadian
4 New Zealander, 3 Finnish, 3 French, 2 Dutch, 2 Swedish,
2 Irish, 1 Bahamian, 1 Norwegian
1 Italian, 1 Czech, 1 Russian, 1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard, 1 Pakistani, 1 Chinese, 1 Brazilian, 1 Indian, 1 Danish
2 "International" (listed as this due to current serving officer requirements)

I'll keep adding more as I come across them, and if you know of any others please feel free to drop me a line.

Check out The Squad:
Also: Cops Writing Crime

And please remember, my list is only for CRIME FICTION - not all the true crime and/or memoir writing by cops and ex-cops that's out there (as good as so much of that is).

Cheers,
ABP

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My Harry Kenmare collection is on the list of best independent books of 2022!

8/1/2023

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Yes, I am absolutely thrilled that my collection of Harry short stories, Harry Kenmare PI - At Your Service, has been included in the official selection for The Best Truly Independent Books 2022, as compiled by the Independent Fiction Alliance in the USA.

I've looked through the selection list and I am definitely keeping esteemed company! I'm honoured to be standing alongside authors who I look up to as a writer and whose work I love and enjoy.

Go Harry!!!

You can grab a copy by contacting me or from the usual outlets. Here's the Amazon link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GL4F9PG/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=harry+kenmare&qid=1598349746&s=books&sr=1-1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GL4F9PG/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=harry+kenmare&qid=1598349746&s=books&sr=1-1

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Cops Writing Crime - 8 new members for The Squad.

COPS WRITING CRIME - 6 more members join The Squad.

COPS WRITING CRIME - 6 new members for The Squad.

COPS WRITING CRIME - Another 4 members for The Squad.

My Harry Kenmare collection is on the list of best independent books of 2022!

A.B.Patterson

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