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Cops Writing Crime - another 9 members for The Squad!

12/1/2021

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Another 9 colleagues - 1 French, 1 Irish, 1 Indian, 1 Canadian, 1 British, and 4 American - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 271.  

That's 271 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.   Olivier Norek - a serving officer with the French police in Paris.
2.    Casey King - a serving officer with the Garda in Ireland.
3.   Priyaneth Mukhopadhyay (deceased 1947) - an historical addition to The Squad, he served with the Indian Police in (then) Calcutta.  Regarded as the father of crime fiction in Bengali.
4.   David G. Ferguson - served as a conservation law enforcement officer in Canada.
5.   Michael O'Byrne - served as an officer in the London Metropolitan Police and a couple of county police forces, after having served in the Hong Kong Police.
6.   Keith Bettinger - served as a police officer with the Suffolk County PD in New York State.
​7.   Jay P. Farrington - served as a police officer with the San Diego PD.
8.   Joe Sánchez - served as an officer with the NYPD.
9.   Harvey Burgess - served as a police officer in the USA, I believe in North Carolina.


Our Squad now consists of:

158 American, 55 British, 15 Australian, 15 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
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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).
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​Cheers,
ABP
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Cops Writing Crime - 6 more members join The Squad.

15/11/2020

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Another 6 colleagues - 3 British, 2 Australian, and 1 American - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 262.  

That's 262 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.   Ed Church - served in the Metropolitan Police in London, UK.
2.   D.L. Hicks - still serving with the Victoria Police, Australia.
3.   Janice Cantore - served with the Long Beach PD, California, in the USA.
4.   Bruce Venables - served with the Tasmania Police in Australia, and before that in the Hong Kong Police Force.
5.   Craig Russell - served with the police in the UK, in Scotland I believe.
6.   Robert F. Barker - served with the police in the UK, in the northwest of the country.


Our Squad now consists of:

154 American
54 British

15 Australian
14 Canadian
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
1 Chinese
1 Brazilian
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
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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!

3/10/2020

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Another 6 colleagues - 3 Americans, 1 British, 1 Australian, and 1 Canadian - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 256.  

That's 256 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.   Martin Malloy - served in the USA, I believe in Delaware.
2.   Alan Sewart (Deceased 1998) - served with the Lancashire Police in the UK.
3.   Edward Conlon - served with the NYPD in the USA.
4.   Dustin Dodd - a still-serving officer in the USA, with the Napa PD in California.
5.   T. J. Hamilton - another of my Australian compatriots - served with the New South Wales Police.
6.   Michael Walton - a still-serving officer in Canada - with the Ontario Police.

Our Squad now consists of:

153 American
51 British

14 Canadian
13 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
1 Chinese
1 Brazilian
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
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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 5 members join The Squad.

12/9/2020

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Another 5 colleagues - all Americans - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 250.  

That's 250 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.   Dana Ridenour - served with the FBI.
2.   Gary Dillman - served with the Metro PD in Washington DC, and then worked as a PI.
3.   William M. Glenn - served with the Norwich PD in Connecticut.
4.   Richard Rosenthal - served with the NYPD, and also the Wellfleet PD in Massachusetts.
5.   Mark Mynheir - served with the Palm Bay PD in Florida.


Our Squad now consists of:

150 American
50 British

13 Canadian
12 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
1 Chinese
1 Brazilian
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
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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 new members join The Squad.

14/7/2020

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Another 5 colleagues (including 2 historical entries) - 2 Brits and 3 Americans - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 245.  

That's 245 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 Nicholl - served in the police in the UK, although I'm not sure which Force.
​2.   Leslie T. White - (deceased 1967) - served with the L.A. County DA's Office as an investigator.
​3.   Maurice Procter - (deceased 1973) - served with the Yorkshire Police in the UK.
4.   R. L. Link - served with the Ames PD in Iowa.
​5.   Colin Conway - served with the Spokane PD in Washington State.


Our Squad now consists of:

145 American
50 British

13 Canadian
12 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
1 Chinese
1 Brazilian
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 Squad members.

10/6/2020

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Another 6 colleagues - 4 Americans, 1 Brit, and 1 Canadian - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 240.  

That's 240 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.   Lisa Black - served as a forensic scenes of crime officer with the Cape Coral PD in Florida.
2.   G. S. Marriott - served with the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada.
3.   Terrance Donegan - served with the Phoenix PD in Arizona.
4.   Lee Cockburn - served with Police Scotland (Edinburgh, I think) in the UK.
5.   Curt Rude - served as a police officer for 30 years in the USA (I think in Minnesota).
​6.   Richard Enright (deceased 1953) - an historical entrant to The Squad - served as Chief of Police in the NYPD.


Our Squad now consists of:

142 American
48 British

13 Canadian
12 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
1 Chinese
1 Brazilian
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
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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 join The Squad.

6/6/2020

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Another 4 colleagues - all Americans - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 234.  

That's 234 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.   Johnny Barnes - served with the Rochester PD in New York State, and worked as a PI.
2.   Richard Calvert - served with the Miami-Dade PD in Florida.
​3.   John J. Delamer - served with the NYPD.
4.   Patrick W. Picciarelli - also served with the NYPD.


Our Squad now consists of:

138 American
47 British

12 Canadian
12 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
1 Chinese
1 Brazilian
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 - Anthology Project Update.

5/6/2020

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I'm very excited about this project, which I think will be unique in the annals of crime fiction anthologies.
My call out to members of The Squad, crime fiction writers who are ex-cops, law enforcement, or PIs (and some still serving), has already resulted in over 30 interested authors for the project.
I've got interested Squad members from the USA, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Pakistan.
So, the project blurb has been dispatched, and hopefully pens and keyboards are getting worked up for some fine new crime stories.
The initial deadline for submissions is the end of September this year, so realistically I should be publishing the anthology around the end of the year.
The working title is: A Blue Anthology: Cops Writing Crime.
I think this is going to be a great collection of realistic crime fiction.  Watch this space.
Cheers,
ABP

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COPS WRITING CRIME - Another 5 members join The Squad!

3/6/2020

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Another 5 colleagues - 1 Brit, 3 Americans, and our first Brazilian (sadly deceased recently) - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 230.  

That's 230 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.   James Ellson - served with the police in the UK in both London and Manchester.
2.   Rubem Fonseca - recently deceased - our first Brazilian member and he served for a long time with the police in Rio de Janeiro.
​3.   Misha Jordan - served with the police in the USA, and I believe Florida (Tallahassee PD?).
4.   Anthony Zeoli - served with the New York Port Authority PD.
5.   Jerry C. Scott - served with the Utah County Sheriff's Office.


Our Squad now consists of:

134 American
47 British

12 Canadian
12 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
1 Chinese
1 Brazilian
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 - update on the anthology project

12/5/2020

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The Cops Writing Crime anthology project hit a slight pause as our lives got rearranged for us, but I'm now trying to get it back on track.

I've had a great response from Squad members I've reached out to (those I know on Twitter, basically) and there are potentially 34 interested authors, so far.
Now that is a goer, as a proposition.  I've had interest shown from the USA (18), the UK (8), Australia (3), New Zealand (2), Canada (2), and Pakistan (1).  If even half of the interested authors produce contributions that work for the anthology, then we have a book, my friends.

Anyway, early days yet, but this project has promise and I'm going to drive it hard.  The project blurb will be going out to all the interested authors over the next couple of days.

And if you're a Squad member, or think you should be, and you'd like to join this project, please reach out and we can chat.

Stay safe everyone.

Cheers,
ABP


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COPS WRITING CRIME - 10 more American cousins join The Squad.

29/3/2020

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Another 10 colleagues - all American cousins this time - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 225.  

That's 225 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.   Kevin Hughes - served with the Dane County Sheriff's Office in Wisconsin.
2.   Jeff Kaye - served with the Reno PD in Nevada.
3.   Peter Mars - 
served with the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office in Maine.
4.   Harold K. Lloyd - served with the Philadelphia PD.
5.   John Mackie - served with the NYPD.
6.   David Hunter - served with Knox County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee.
7.   Joseph Niehaus - served with the Kettering PD in Ohio.
8.   Kent Perry - served with the Portland Police Bureau in Oregon.
9.   John Madinger - served with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and the Hawaii Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement.
10.   Dan Marcou - served with the La Crosse PD in Wisconsin.


Our Squad now consists of:

131 American
46 British

12 Canadian
12 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
1 Chinese
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 - Seven more members join The Squad.

6/3/2020

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Another 7 colleagues - 5 American cousins, 1 British cousin  and 1 "International" cousin - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 215.  

That's 215 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.  J.B. Stevens - a serving officer whose agency cannot be disclosed, so listed as "international".  His first crime fiction novel is imminent (2020).
2.   Thomas J. Keevers - served with the Chicago PD and has written a number of crime fiction novels.
3.   Jason Allison - served with the NYPD and his first crime fiction novel is imminent (2020).
4.   Dan Mahoney - served with the NYPD and has written a number of crime fiction novels.
5.    Evan Baldock - served with the London Metropolitan Police.  His first crime fiction novel is imminent (2020).
6.   Ted Knuckey - served with the San Bernadino PD in California and has written a number of crime fiction novels.
​7.    Bob Weir - served with the NYPD and has written a number of crime fiction novels.
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Our Squad now consists of:

121 American
46 British

12 Canadian
12 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
1 Chinese
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 - Anthology Project

16/2/2020

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Into 2020 and it's going to be a big year in this author house!

So, an update on a project I mentioned a bit over a year ago, but which I now want to fire up.

"Anthology in Blue: Cops Writing Crime"  (working title only, but it could stick?)


If you follow my blogs and tweets, you'll know about my project "Cops Writing Crime".  Starting in 2017, I set out to collect all the crime fiction authors I could find who had served (or are still serving in some cases) as police officers or related law enforcement roles.  I've also included a handful of PIs.  My interest in this category of crime writer, apart from being one myself, is the sheer realism that I've found in any crime fiction I've read from ex-cops.
Check out The Squad - Also: Cops Writing Crime

As at today (16 February 2020), I've collected 208 members for The Squad, from all over the world (and I've still got a few dozen more names to research).  I'm not aware of any similar project on this scale, let alone an anthology dedicated to this cohort of crime fiction writers.  Well, I'm going to change that and have a lot of fun in the process.

​I'll firm up all the parameters in due course, but I'm keen to hear from members of The Squad who would potentially be interested in contributing.
I won't be able to pay you (this'll be a love project!), but it's an opportunity to have some fresh short story work published in what I think will be a unique collection.  I'm intending original print paperback, print-on-demand, and digital versions, and I will send all contributors a couple of original paperback copies.

I'm also keen to have another author (or two) who could be an official co-editor with me (I'm happy to shoulder the work, but a source for second opinions and reality checks would be invaluable).
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Looking forward to hearing from you sisters and brothers!

Cheers,
ABP
 
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COPS WRITING CRIME - 6 new members join The Squad.

8/2/2020

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Another 6 colleagues - 4 American cousins, 1 British cousin  and 1 Australian cousin - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 208.  

That's 208 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.  Jim Malloy - served with the San Diego PD.  Several crime novels to his name.
2.   James R. Kelly - served with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics.  One crime novel to his name.
3.   Gary C. Lovett - served with the Atlanta PD.  One crime novel to his name.
4.   Earl Kratzer (deceased 2017) - served with the Cleveland PD.  One crime novel to his name.
5.   Matt Hilton - served with the Cumbria Police in the UK.  Numerous crime novels to his name.
​6.  Liam Saville - served with the NSW Police in Australia.  Several military crime novels to his name.


Our Squad now consists of:

116 American
45 British

12 Canadian
12 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
1 Chinese


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 new members join The Squad!

19/1/2020

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Another 5 colleagues - 3 American cousins, 1 British cousin  and our very first Chinese cousin - join The Squad today, bringing its numbers to 202.  

That's 202 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.  Robert J Sadler - served with the Dallas PD.  Several crime novels to his name.
2.   John Schembra - served with the Pleasant Hill PD in California.  Several crime novels to his name.
3.   Larry Watts - served with the Houston PD.  Several crime novels to his name.
4.   
Roger A Price - served with the Lancashire Constabulary.  Several crime novels to his name.
5.   A Yi (Ai Guozhu) - served with the police in China and is our very first Chinese Squad member.  One crime novel translated into English.


Our Squad now consists of:

112 American
44 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
1 Chinese


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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