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Michael O'Keefe

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Michael O’Keefe is a retired 1st Grade Detective from the NYPD. He worked in the toughest neighborhoods in New York for twenty-four-years, investigating Homicides and other violent crime. Born and raised on the mean streets described in his fiction, his characters and settings are drawn from the people he encountered there—on both sides of the law. Shot to Pieces is his first novel, first published July of 2016. The book was adopted into the curriculum by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Saint John’s University’s Criminal Justice Department. Shot to Pieces is now recommended reading for all criminal justice majors at both colleges. He is presently near completion on two follow-up novels, and a collection of short fiction entitle ...more

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Michael O'Keefe I've never had it. I'll let you know when I do. My biggest problem is blocking enough time out for all the elements of writing each day. There's the w…moreI've never had it. I'll let you know when I do. My biggest problem is blocking enough time out for all the elements of writing each day. There's the writing, the editing and of course, promotion and advertising. Wish the day was 36 hours long.
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Michael O'Keefe Being able to correct other people's grammar and do it in an authoritative way. Just kidding. Writing is a cathartic release of pent-up creativity. It…moreBeing able to correct other people's grammar and do it in an authoritative way. Just kidding. Writing is a cathartic release of pent-up creativity. It's effect is like a release of endorphin into the bloodstream.(less)
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