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Cops Writing Crime - 3 more members join The Squad.

12/2/2022

Another 3 colleagues (2 American and 1 Australian) join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 310.

That's 310 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 A. Hoda who served with the Philadelphia PD, and has worked as a PI.
2. Jack Roney who served with the Queensland Police in Australia.
3. C.J. Edwards who served with the Indianapolis PD.

Our Squad now consists of:

186 American, 63 British, 17 Australian, 16 Canadian
4 New Zealander, 3 Finnish, 2 Dutch, 2 Swedish
2 French, 2 Irish, 1 Bahamian, 1 Norwegian
1 Italian, 1 Czech, 1 Russian, 1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard, 1 Pakistani, 1 Chinese, 1 Brazilian, 1 Indian
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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"To Serve, Protect, and Write" - Cops Writing Crime Fiction - paperback now available.

12/2/2022

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The anthology from Cops Writing Crime has now arrived in paperback (print-on-demand).

Ebook and POD on Amazon:

www.amazon.com/dp/B09RQJL1PT/ref=sr_1_3?crid=27A7ULEFSAOO0&keywords=to+serve+protect+and+write&qid=1643868766&sprefix=to+serve+protect+and+write%2Caps%2C268&sr=8-3

Also seen on Barnes & Noble and Book Depository.

Other platforms to follow.

So, 15 crime stories from members of The Squad of Cops Writing Crime - 9 from the USA, 4 from the UK, 1 from Canada, and 1 from Australia:
Christopher Allen (USA)
Thonie Hevron (USA)
Michael O'Keefe (USA)
Barry Lees (UK)
P.J. Bodnar (USA)
Desmond P. Ryan (Canada)
Pearson O'Meara (USA)
Ryan Sayles (USA)
Keith Wright (UK)
T.K. Thorne (USA)
James Ellson (UK)
Mark Atley (USA)
Lisa Cutts (UK)
A.B. Patterson (Australia)
Frank Zafiro (USA)

This is a unique volume, and oozes police realism.

I hope you enjoy.

Cheers,
ABP

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Thank you to my publishing facilitator and my cover designer

3/2/2022

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A new book out today (Kindle version) and my first one as editor. I've also got a story in the mix.

As always, getting a book to production is more than just the writing and editing.

As I have done with all my previous books, I relied on the excellent services provided by Andy McDermott and his team at Publicious up in Queensland. As always, they have done a great job on the typesetting, print run, ebook and POD conversions.
If you're looking to self-publish, I cannot recommend Publicious highly enough. Simply outstanding.
www.publicious.com.au

And when you self-publish, one stellar piece of advice is to NOT do your own cover (unless you happen to be a great designer).
For my last book I discovered the wonderful J.T. Lindroos, and so back to him I went for this one. And I simply love his work. If you're wanting any cover design work, check him out.
www.oivas.com

Thank you Publicious, and thank you J.T. Lindroos, for your work in bringing this project to life.

Cheers,
ABP

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"To Serve, Protect, and Write" - the first anthology from Cops Writing Crime is here!

3/2/2022

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Yes, today the anthology from Cops Writing Crime has arrived - at least on Kindle.

Here's the link:

www.amazon.com/dp/B09RQJL1PT/ref=sr_1_3?crid=27A7ULEFSAOO0&keywords=to+serve+protect+and+write&qid=1643868766&sprefix=to+serve+protect+and+write%2Caps%2C268&sr=8-3

The POD paperback and other ebook versions are on their way.
And the limited original print run will be here in about 2 weeks.

So, 15 crime stories from members of The Squad of Cops Writing Crime - 9 from the USA, 4 from the UK, 1 from Canada, and 1 from Australia:
Christopher Allen (USA)
Thonie Hevron (USA)
Michael O'Keefe (USA)
Barry Lees (UK)
P.J. Bodnar (USA)
Desmond P. Ryan (Canada)
Pearson O'Meara (USA)
Ryan Sayles (USA)
Keith Wright (UK)
T.K. Thorne (USA)
James Ellson (UK)
Mark Atley (USA)
Lisa Cutts (UK)
A.B. Patterson (Australia)
Frank Zafiro (USA)

This is a unique volume, and oozes police realism.

I hope you enjoy.

Cheers,
ABP

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Cops Writing Crime - 3 more members join The Squad.

"To Serve, Protect, and Write" - Cops Writing Crime Fiction - paperback now available.

Thank you to my publishing facilitator and my cover designer

"To Serve, Protect, and Write" - the first anthology from Cops Writing Crime is here!

A.B.Patterson

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