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Roger A. Canaff

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The official version is below, but I'm a hybrid (indie and traditionally published) author of legal and psychological thrillers, informed by a career in special victims prosecution.

Roger Canaff is a well-known child protection and anti-violence against women advocate, legal expert, author and public speaker. A former Special Victims prosecutor, he has devoted his legal career to the eradication of violence against women and children. He has worked as a prosecutor in Alexandria, Virginia, the Bronx, New York, and as an Assistant Attorney General with the state of New York as well as a Senior Attorney with the National District Attorneys Association, Child Abuse Unit. He has also trained U.S. Army prosecutors on Special Victims cases as a
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Roger A. Canaff Hi, MaryAlice- thanks so much for the question. With City Dark in particular, part of what I wanted to do was to turn NYC itself into two characters. …moreHi, MaryAlice- thanks so much for the question. With City Dark in particular, part of what I wanted to do was to turn NYC itself into two characters. I know that sounds odd, but I wanted the story to function as a character itself in the book-- and in fact as two characters. The first is the New York City of 1977, bankrupt, struggling, and then thrust into chaos by the blackout. The second is the NYC of 2017, post 9/11. So in a sense, I built City Dark around New York City in two "personas." I wanted to take the reader through the times surrounding the characters as well as the characters' lives themselves. Beyond that, I did have the story in mind- I worked as an Assistant Attorney General myself in the same unit that Joe works in, so there was some wonderful material to choose from in terms of a mystery. (less)
Roger A. Canaff Generally, write what you know (old advice, yes, but good advice). But that said, don't assume you know less than you do. …moreGenerally, write what you know (old advice, yes, but good advice). But that said, don't assume you know less than you do. (less)
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“She got straight, and she came back, looking for you. She died hopeful. That’s better than nothing.” “Yeah, like Robbie. He died with less than nothing.”
Roger A. Canaff, City Dark

“People were vehicles for her big ideas, like lettuce is for a dressing you really like.”
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“states of mind could be products of perspective as much as circumstance”
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