Scotland Yard, Christian Cops and Army Counterspies

October 22, 2006 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to police officers turned authors, added Duncan MacLaughlin, Frank Lione, Gerald Petievich, John Plimmer, Richard Lewis and John Mackie.

Former Scotland Yard detective Duncan MacLaughlin turned to writing after an eventful police career. He was involved in a number of complex and high-profile cases; including, the investigation of master criminal Kenneth Noye, the pursuit of kidnap victim Stephanie Slater, the murder of Police Constable Keith Blakelock and Operation Emerge. Operation Emerge was the United Kingdom’s largest cocaine seizure in which one ton of contraband was tracked from South America and seized in London. In addition to writing, Duncan MacLaughlin is also the owner of the world-wide detective agency – Sáraigh. One of his most popular works is “The Filth: The Explosive Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Top Undercover Cop.”

F. P. Lione is the pen name of husband-and-wife writing team Frank Lione and Pam Lione. Frank Lione is a veteran of the New York Police Department. His wife, Pam, recently left her job as a medical sonographer in vascular ultrasound to stay home with their two sons. The husband and wife team comprising the pen name F.P. Lione has authored three books in the “Midtown Blues” series: “The Deuce,” “The Crossroads” and “Skells.” The fictional novels tell the story of Tony Cavalucci. The character, Cavalucci, is an 11 year veteran of the NYPD and recent convert to Christianity.

Gerald Petievich has been an Army counterspy and a U.S. Secret Service agent. He uses his real life experiences to achieve realism in his fiction. His novels are known to come as close as any in the mystery and thriller genres to a genuine realism. Two of his novels have been produced as major motion pictures and his latest book "The Sentinel" has been optioned for film by Michael Douglas, who will both produce and star in the movie.

John Plimmer put in thirty-one years service with the West Midlands police force. Involved throughout his career in many high-profile inquiries, he was the senior investigating police officer on more than thirty murder cases, all successful solved.

“Black Cop: The Real Deal” is the story of how Richard Lewis, a young man from the housing projects of New York City, went on to become Detective Richard Lewis, the most highly decorated police officer in the history of New York Police Department. In this book, he shares many hair-raising experiences from his life on the streets that rival and even surpass television and movie versions of cop stories. But this book shares even more. In his book, Richard Lewis breaks the unwritten code of silence and speaks out against the racism that exists in America within police departments. He relates how he and other black police officers were repeatedly denied promotions and even treated like criminals themselves by some white cops.

John Mackie was born in Brooklyn and attended New York City public schools. At twenty-three he joined the New York Police Department. He spent many years in the elite Street Crime Unit, retiring as a sergeant. John Mackie’s novels (Manhattan North, Manhattan South, West Side and East Side) feature the fictional detective Thornton Savage and his homicide task force.

Police-Writers.com hosts 195 state and local police officers and their 545 books in six categories. Also, Police-Writers.com features listings of federal and international law enforcement writers.