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"The Tattered Blue Line" - my new short story in this great anthology.

31/3/2022

Frank Zafiro is a crime author and former police officer, like me. We're just on opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean and in opposite hemispheres. I've read some of Frank's work and absolutely love it - gripping crime fiction oozing the realism that comes from the pen of an ex-cop.
So I was thrilled to be invited to submit a story to Frank's new anthology of contemporary policing stories - an anthology with the theme of listening to different points of view on the controversies of modern policing (in liberal democracies), and all written by authors with law enforcement experience.
I was even more thrilled that my story, "Clean, Green, and Obscene", was accepted for the collection.
And I'm so proud and humbled to be lining up with the authors in this anthology.
It's out in 2 weeks - do take a look!
Cheers,
ABP

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Cops Writing Crime - 4 new members join The Squad.

28/3/2022

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Another 4 colleagues (2 British and 2 American) join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 318.

That's 318 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. David Hodges who served with the Thames Valley Police in England.
2. John Harkin who served with the Strathclyde Police in Scotland.
3. Scott Nickerson who served with the DEA in the USA.
4. Jeffrey James Higgins who also served with the DEA in the USA.

Our Squad now consists of:

191 American, 65 British, 18 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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Podcast - I'm with Frank Zafiro on his crime writing podcast

9/3/2022

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I'm thrilled to be appearing today on Frank Zafiro's excellent podcast, Wrong Place, Write Crime.
Tune in to listen to Frank and I chatting all things crime author as ex-cops.
wrongplacewritecrime.com
Cheers,
ABP

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"To Serve, Protect, and Write" - the paperbacks have arrived!

2/3/2022

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OH YES! It's that awesome feeling of opening the first box of a new book you've created. I'm just the editor (albeit contributing) for this volume, but it's still a very proud day here in Sydney!

I arranged a limited print run here in Australia, as there is no substitute for the original paperback of a book. But given most of the interest will be elsewhere around the world, POD is the best option for most people.

Over half the print run copies will be heading out in parcels next week to the 14 other authors in this fine volume. But if you'd like to purchase one of the original paperbacks (there are about 100 available), just drop me a line.

Cheers,
ABP

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Cops Writing Crime - 4 new members join The Squad.

1/3/2022

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Another 4 colleagues (1 Australian and 3 American) join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 314.

That's 314 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. Bob MacDonald who served with the Western Australia Police. Always great to welcome a colleague from my old force to The Squad.
2. Gavin Reese who is, I believe, a serving officer in the police somewhere in the USA.
3. James McEachin who served with the Hackensack PD in New Jersey, but then became famous as an actor.
4. John Eisler who served with the Reedley PD in California.

Our Squad now consists of:

189 American, 63 British, 18 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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"The Tattered Blue Line" - my new short story in this great anthology.

Cops Writing Crime - 4 new members join The Squad.

Podcast - I'm with Frank Zafiro on his crime writing podcast

"To Serve, Protect, and Write" - the paperbacks have arrived!

Cops Writing Crime - 4 new members join The Squad.

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