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Steven L Ditmars

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in Long Beach, CA, The United States

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https://SLDitmars-Author.com/

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Thriller, Crime

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Stephen King

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Steve Ditmars, born in Long Beach, California, is a former United States Marine officer and a twenty-eight-year veteran of the Long Beach Police Department.

While working there he served mainly in patrol. He worked for six years as a police service dog handler and another three as the supervisor of the K-9 Unit.

He currently is living in Prescott, Arizona, with his wife, Barbi, and their two German Shepherd rescues, Gunnar and Missy. When not writing, he enjoys spending time with his son and daughter and his granddaughter.
His hobbies include woodworking and hiking.

Big Dogs The Adventure Begins is his first book.

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Average rating: 4.48 · 110 ratings · 18 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Big Dogs (Big Dogs #1) by Steven L Ditmars (Goodreads Author), S.L. Ditmars 4.38 avg rating — 78 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	GASPING FOR AIR: Book Two In The ‘Big Dogs Series’ by Steven L Ditmars (Goodreads Author), S.L. Ditmars (AKA) 4.67 avg rating — 33 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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