Send us a text Happy New Year everybody! I wish you all a happy and healthy 2024. Today we're going to do something a little bit different. Back on November 22nd, I sat down virtually with Sarah Rosett and Jamie Albright on their fantastic podcast wish I’d known then. We talked about common errors writers make when it comes to crafting their police stories and how to improve their thrillers or mysteries. Check out the Wish I'd Known Then Podcast with Jamie Albright and Sara Rosett! Check out Fie...
Dec 31, 2023•56 min•Ep. 151
Send us a text Today on the show we are traveling to Romania speaking to USA Today Bestselling Author Melinda Colt. Melinda Colt is an award-winning and bestselling author of thrillers, suspense, and mystery novels. While she’s a Juris Doctor and professional target shooter, she worked as a journalist before she became a full-time author and owns a graphic design business. Melinda indulges her romantic side by writing romance novels under the pen name Melinda De Ross. In today’s episode we discu...
Dec 24, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 150
Send us a text T oday on the show we are talking to retired NYPD Detective, Author, and Podcaster, Vic Ferrari. Vic worked a distinguished twenty-year career with the NYPD as a patrol officer and later moved up to the organized crime unit working in the auto theft squad as a detective. Vic is now an author with seven books published, and a host of his own podcast, NYPD Through The Looking Glass. In today’s episode we discuss: · Vic tells us a true horse story. How Vic got into police work and th...
Dec 17, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 149
Send us a text Today on the show we have True Crime Television Producer Sonja Borgmann! Sonja is a producer for true crime documentaries for Tubi T.V. and A & E. Some cases she has highlighted are infamous killers like Ted Bundy and the Menedez brothers. She also produced the Killing Diana documentary, highlighting the life and death of the late Lady Diana. Please enjoy this wide-ranging and enjoyable true crime discussion with Sonja Borgmann. In today’s episode we discuss: · Sonja’s interes...
Dec 10, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 148
Send us a text Today on the show we have Author, Creative, Musician, and former Police Officer Jeff Bonilla. Jeff was a police officer in two California departments, Burlingame PD and Daly City PD in the San Francisco Bay Area. He’s co-author of the groundbreaking book "So You Want To Be A Cop," this work has been recommended reading in multiple police academies, shedding light on the reality of life as a police officer. His current fiction novella "Terminal Hitman" is receiving great reviews. B...
Dec 03, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 147
Send us a text Today on the show we are chatting with the director of Author Nation, Joe Solari! Joe and Author Nation are taking the helm from Craig Martelle and the 20 Books to 50K Vegas Conference. 20 Books Vegas was the largest indie author conference and now Joe Solari and Author Nation have the epic task of keeping this amazing conference going and growing. Please enjoy my chat with Joe Solari. In today’s episode we discuss: · Will there be cookies as big as manhole covers at Author Nation...
Nov 26, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 146
Send us a text Today on the show we have returning champ, my friend and Superstar Author and director of the world’s largest indie author conference, 20 Books Vegas, Craig Martelle. It was my pleasure to attend the last 20 Books Vegas run by Craig. I have gone to all the Vegas 20 Books conferences and have seen the positive impact these conferences have had on authors. Please enjoy my chat with Craig Martelle. In today’s episode we discuss: · Craig’s beginnings into writing after a career in the...
Nov 19, 2023•59 min•Ep. 145
Send us a text A little while ago it was my honor to be a guest on Sara DiVello’s Mystery and Thriller Mavens show. Today’s podcast is a special rebroadcast of the interview. Please enjoy me being on the other side of the mic with Sara DiVello interviewing me. In today’s episode we discuss: · The fourth book in my Brew City Blues series, Honor and Valor. · My most memorable experience writing Honor and Valor. · We discuss the importance and how to use cliffhangers in a thriller. · How writing th...
Nov 13, 2023•41 min•Ep. 144
Send us a text Today we are going to do one of my favorites, the random show. I get some cops with a variety of law enforcement experience and some crime writers together and we chat about writing and try to answer some questions from my Cops and Writers Facebook group. These are usually a bunch of fun and I’m sure this won't disappoint. On today’s show, we have returning champs, Crime Writers Jodi Burnett and Kathleen Donnelly, along with writers and crime fighters RJ Beam and Richard Rybicki. ...
Nov 05, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 143
Send us a text Today is the conclusion of a special two-part interview with “The Legend” Frank Shamrock. Frank grew up in an abusive household and turned to criminality to get out of that horrible situation. He was charged with over twenty felonies and spent most of his teen years in and out of jail and eventually wound up in prison for three and a half years. When he got out of prison, he decided it was time for him to turn his life around using martial arts as his catalyst. Frank “The Legend” ...
Oct 29, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 142
Send us a text Today on the show I will be speaking with “The Legend” Frank Shamrock. Frank grew up in an abusive household and turned to criminality to get out of that horrible situation. He was charged with over twenty felonies and spent most of his teen years in and out of jail and eventually wound up in prison for three and a half years. When he got out of prison, he decided it was time for him to turn his life around using martial arts as his catalyst. Frank “The Legend” Shamrock was the 1s...
Oct 22, 2023•59 min•Ep. 141
Send us a text On today’s show I will be chatting with one of my former colleagues and friend, Lt. William Walsh! Lieutenant Walsh joined the Milwaukee Police Department in 1993. He started in patrol and worked in one of the busiest and most dangerous districts in the city, and perhaps the country! During his distinguished twenty-seven-year career, he went on promoted to sergeant being a supervisor for the tactical enforcement unit (SWAT), an instructor at the police academy, an investigator in ...
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 140
Send us a text On today’s show, we will travel to Tennessee! My special returning guest is none other than the totally awesome Honorée Corder! Honorée is an executive and strategic book and publishing coach, TEDx speaker, and the author of over 60 books, including There Is No Such Thing As Writers Block: You Can Unlock Your Inner Prolific Writer. Additionally, she is co-creator of The Miracle Morning book series with Hal Elrod. Honorée passionately helps business professionals and entrepreneurs ...
Oct 08, 2023•55 min•Ep. 139
Send us a text On today’s show, we cross the pond to the birthplace of my parents, Ireland, where we chat with returning guest and my favorite Garda, Marie O’Halloran. Casey King is the crime-writing alter-ego of crime fighter, Marie O’Halloran. She has spent over two decades as a member of the Irish Police Force, also known as the An Garda Síochána, and has a Diploma in Policing Studies. Throughout her career, she has worked on various gangland operations, and drug investigations and had roles ...
Oct 01, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 138
Send us a text You never know who you are going to bump into at a cigar lounge, and this held true for me about a month ago. I was in one of my favorite cigar lounges in Madison, Wisconsin and I bumped into William Walsh. Will, is a retired City of Milwaukee Police Lieutenant whom I had the pleasure of working with on the street for the first six years of my career. Lieutenant Walsh is now Professor Walsh and teaches criminology at Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville, Wisconsin. When he as...
Sep 24, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 137
Send us a text On today’s show, I will chat with retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Alba Yates. In her 25-year career with the L.A. Sheriff’s, she worked in the jail, street patrol, and the courts as a bailiff, and public information officer (P.I.O.). In today’s episode we discuss: · Her childhood memories in Cuba. · How she got interested in law enforcement. · Being a single mother with a one-year-old son and being a recruit in the sheriff’s academy. · How she got interested in law enf...
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 136
Send us a text Today’s show is going to be a wee bit different. My good friend and fellow podcaster Vic Ferrari had me on his show, NYPD Thorough The Looking Glass a while ago and today's show is a special rebroadcast of that episode. So, today I’m in the hot seat. I hope you enjoy this special episode with Vic Ferrari interviewing me. In today’s episode we discuss: · Growing up on the Southside of Chicago and the influences that got me interested in a job as a cop. · My internship with the Milw...
Sep 10, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 135
Send us a text Today’s show is for those of you authors who are using TikTok and want to up their game, or those of you who are thinking about using TikTok to promote their books. So, I brought on two experts who continue to see success using TikTok. Bestselling Author and Indie Author Superstar Cecelia Mecca and from the Self-Publishing Formula, Self-Publishing Launchpad, and the Self-Publishing Show Podcast, James Blatch. Cecelia and James have their fingers on the pulse of indie publishing an...
Sep 03, 2023•58 min•Ep. 134
Send us a text On today’s show we are going into the courtroom with my special guest, Bestselling Author and His Honor, Judge Martin Clark. A retired circuit court judge from Patrick County, Virginia, Martin is a cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Davidson College and attended law school at the University of Virginia. When he was appointed to the bench in 1992 at age thirty-two, he became one of the youngest judges in the commonwealth's history. During his time on the bench, he presided over ...
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 133
Send us a text It is my honor and privilege to have Forensic Anthropologist and #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Dr. Kathy Reichs on the show. For years Dr. Reichs consulted with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in North Carolina, and continues to do so in the province of Québec. Dr. Reichs has traveled to Rwanda to testify at the UN Tribunal on Genocide and helped exhume a mass grave in Guatemala. As part of her work at JPAC, she aided in the identification of war dead from World W...
Aug 20, 2023•50 min•Ep. 132
Send us a text Today on the show, we are going to the land of haggis, kilts, bagpipes, delicious ale, and the best James Bond, Sean Connery. Yes, we are going to Scotland, where we welcome back returning guest: best-selling indie superstar Author Jodi Burnett. We join Jodi in Scotland, where she is on a solo writer’s retreat. Jodi is doing research for an upcoming novel and has completely immersed herself in the location getting the words in and soaking up the culture. If you have ever thought o...
Aug 13, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 131
Send us a text Today on the show, we welcome back a returning guest: bestselling author and newly retired Lieutenant Scott Moon, formerly of the City of Wichita Police Department. Scott Moon is a writer of speculative fiction, mostly science fiction and space opera, and a fan of many storytelling. Prior to writing full time, he spent twenty-five years in law enforcement. Notable assignments included the Special Community Action Team, Special Weapons and Tactics team, Exploited Missing Children U...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 130
Send us a text Today on the show we have retired Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detective and Author Danny Smith. Danny Smith is a retired homicide detective who spent 21 years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. In 2004 he moved to Idaho and spent the next 18 years working as a private investigator and consultant. He is the author of the award-winning Dickie Floyd Detective Novel series, the Rich Farris Detective Novel series, and his autobiography, Nothing Left ...
Jul 30, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 129
Send us a text Welcome back to the conclusion of our special two-part interview with retired Death Investigator and author, Barbara Butcher of the New York City Medical Examiner's Office. Barbara Butcher spent 23 years at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner as a death investigator, director of the Forensic Sciences Training Program, and chief of staff. There she investigated more than 5500 deaths, 680 of them homicides. She worked mass disasters, including 9/11, the 2004 tsunami i...
Jul 23, 2023•51 min•Ep. 128
Send us a text Today is episode one of a special two-part interview with retired Death Investigator and Author, Barbara Butcher of the New York City Medical Examiner's Office. Barbara Butcher spent 23 years at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner as a death investigator, director of the Forensic Sciences Training Program, and chief of staff. There she investigated more than 5500 deaths, 680 of them homicides. She worked mass disasters including 9/11, the 2004 tsunami in Thailand, t...
Jul 16, 2023•51 min•Ep. 127
Send us a text Our subject for today’s show is divorce. Divorce is far too prevalent in the world of law enforcement, and I have wanted to do a podcast episode about this subject for some time now. I survived a brutal divorce that lasted over two years and wrote a book about it to help others going through a nasty divorce titled, “ Divorced Dad: Kids are Forever, Wives are not. ” This book is not full of venom or hate, it is a guide to help those, especially dads, who are navigating the sometime...
Jul 09, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 126
Send us a text Today we are chatting with the former producer and executive of Court T.V., The Nancy Grace Show, and Author Wendy Whitman. Wendy has a unique background through her decades-long work as an executive and producer for Court TV and HLN, covering almost every major high-profile murder case in America. Through her knowledge of the most detailed aspects of the crimes, Ms. Whitman has become an expert on the subject of murder in America. Before attending Boston University School of Law,...
Jul 02, 2023•53 min•Ep. 125
Send us a text Today we are chatting with Lt. Tommy Brooks of the Boston Police Department. In 1998 he started his law enforcement career as a Transit cop and then became a member of the Boston Police Department. After working primarily in plain clothes units, Brooks joined the Boston Gang Unit as a detective and later, as a Sergeant. While in the gang unit, he worked making gang cases via informants, undercover work, search warrants, and other investigative means. He has also maintained a worki...
Jun 25, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 124
Send us a text Welcome to today’s debrief of Cop Camp 2023. Today’s show is going to be a little different. I will chat with some of the experts who were presenters and a few of the attendees from the inaugural Cop Camp 2023 that occurred last June 1st through June 4 at the Fox Valley Police Academy in Appleton, Wisconsin. In this episode, t he presenters and students chat about what were their favorite parts of Cop Camp, the pleasant surprises, and the bonds that were formed during this special...
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 123
Send us a text Today we are chatting with Wall Street Journal Bestselling author and retired Police Captain, Isabella Maldonado. Before her foray into the world of crime fiction, Ms. Maldonado wore a gun and badge in real life. She retired as a police captain after over two decades in law enforcement. During her tenure in the department, she was a patrol officer, hostage negotiator, spokesperson, and recruit instructor at the police academy. After being promoted, she worked as a patrol sergeant ...
Jun 11, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 122
