Category: Mobile Police Department
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Video From Last Week’s Event
A week ago, I had an event at The Haunted Book Shop with Captain Billie L. Rowland of the Mobile Police Department in celebration of Loyalty: Washington Square Secrets 3. Captain Rowland was my main source for Mobile Police Department accuracy in the historical setting of 1920 Mobile, Alabama. I started off the presentation by…
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LOYALTY is Here!
Happy book birthday to Loyalty: Washington Square Secrets 3! About Loyalty:In the autumn of 1920, a murder-suicide shakes the residents of Washington Square. Officer Jim Abbott doesn’t realize the return of his shellshock is only the beginning of his concerns. Jim is assigned to keep tabs on the surviving child, Ernest Hart, who appears to…
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LOYALTY Releases in Two Weeks
From the beginning of the first draft on February 1, 2023 (and hey, the opening sentence stayed the same), the past year and a half has been a labor of love in shaping the third book in the Washington Square Secrets series. The last-minute finishing touches happened in early July, and that was only adjusting…
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Summertime Tidbits–Lots of Photos
The month slipped by before I realized it. From traveling to getting the final printed proof of Loyalty: Washington Square Secrets 3 approved, it’s been a busy–and hot–July. First up, here’s a peek at one of the stops on my travels. Frank Llyod Wright’s Fallingwater. I waited several decades to see it, and it didn’t…
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Rolling with the Police
If you recall from my previous post (Peacekeeping), I’m currently attending the Mobile Citizens Police Academy. It’s equal parts research to equal parts curiosity as my stories are dealing with the Mobile Police Department a hundred years ago, but I live in the now. This past Sunday night (Memorial Weekend), I rode a twelve-hour patrol…
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