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COPS WRITING CRIME - Another 7 members join The Squad!

27/10/2019

Another 7 colleagues - 5 American cousins, 1 British cousin and 1 New Zealand cousin - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 197.

That's 197 cops and ex-cops (and 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. Daniel B. Silver - served with the San Francisco PD. I found one crime novel.
2. Kim Wozencraft - served with the Tyler PD in Texas. Several crime novels.
3. Judith Smith-Levin (deceased) - served with the Worcester PD in Massachusetts. Several crime novels.
4. Jerri Williams - served 26 years as a Special Agent with the FBI. Two crime novels so far.
5. L. Scott Silverii - served with the Thibodaux PD in Louisiana. Several crime novels.
6. Nick Oldham - served with the Lancashire Police in the UK. A prolific writer of crime novels.
7. Ian Austin - served with the New Zealand Police, and in the UK before that with the Hampshire Police. Two crime novels so far.

Our Squad now consists of:

109 American
43 British
12 Canadian
11 Australian
5 New Zealander
3 Finnish
2 Dutch
2 Swedish
1 French
1 Bahamian
1 Norwegian
1 Italian
1 Czech
1 Russian
1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard
1 Pakistani
1 Irish

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 - 5 more members for The Squad!

24/10/2019

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Another 5 colleagues, all American cousins, join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 190.

That's 190 cops and ex-cops (and 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 J. Lamb - served in the Oceanside PD in California. A few crime novels to his name.
2. Jerry Minton - served in the LAPD. One crime novel I could find.
3. Loren W. Christensen - served in the Portland PD in Oregon. A prolific author in crime fiction and other genres.
4. C.A. Griffith - served in the Cobb County Sheriff's Office in Georgia. Several crime novels so far.
5. Joseph D. McNamara - served in the San Jose PD in California. A few crime novels to his name.

Our Squad now consists of:

104 American
42 British
12 Canadian
11 Australian
4 New Zealander
3 Finnish
2 Dutch
2 Swedish
1 French
1 Bahamian
1 Norwegian
1 Italian
1 Czech
1 Russian
1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard
1 Pakistani
1 Irish

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!

7/10/2019

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Another 6 colleagues join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 185. Today we welcome 5 more American cousins, and 1 Australian (another ex-cop from my old police force! Welcome.)

That's 185 cops and ex-cops (and 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. Joseph J. Bradley - served in the Houston PD. One crime novel so far, from what I could find, plus other genres.
2. Victor Cass - served in the Pasadena PD. One crime novel so far, plus other genres.
3. Hadyn Green - served in the Western Australia Police. His debut crime novel has just come out this year.
4. R.E. Yantorno, Jr. - served in the Narberth Borough PD in Pennsylvania. A couple of crime novels so far.
5. Mitchell Nevin - served in the Milwaukee PD. A few crime novels to his name.
6. Ronald M. Schunk - served in the Dearborn County Sheriff's Department in Indiana. One crime novel so far.

Our Squad now consists of:

99 American
42 British
12 Canadian
11 Australian
4 New Zealander
3 Finnish
2 Dutch
2 Swedish
1 French
1 Bahamian
1 Norwegian
1 Italian
1 Czech
1 Russian
1 Hungarian
1 Spaniard
1 Pakistani
1 Irish

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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A.B.Patterson on the radio this evening - "Death of the Reader", on 2SER 107.3FM

6/10/2019

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During the week I had the pleasure of joining Flex and Herds for the recording of their show, "Death of the Reader".
We had a great chat about crime writing, including mine.
Here's the link for the show tonight

It's also available on podcast after the show.
Cheers,
ABP

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COPS WRITING CRIME - Another 7 members join The Squad!

COPS WRITING CRIME - 5 more members for The Squad!

COPS WRITING CRIME - 6 more members join The Squad!

A.B.Patterson on the radio this evening - "Death of the Reader", on 2SER 107.3FM

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