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A thirty-five year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, Paul Bishop’s career has included a three year tour with his department's Anti-Terrorist Division and over twenty-five years’ experience in the investigation of sex crimes. His Special Assaults Units regularly produced the highest number of detective initiated arrests and highest crime clearance rates in the city. Twice honored as Detective of the Year, Paul also received the Quality and Productivity Commission Award from the City of Los Angeles.

As a nationally recognized interrogator, Paul starred as the lead interrogator and driving force behind the ABC TV reality show Take The Money And Run from producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Based on his expertise in deception detection, he c ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 2,767 ratings · 316 reviews · 155 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lie Catchers: A Pagan & Randall Inquisition 4.25 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Hot Pursuit: A Walker / Tamiko L.A.P.D. Adventure 4.14 avg rating — 259 ratings — published 1987 — 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
	Deep Water: A Walker / Tamiko LAPD Adventure 4.18 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	Croaker: Kill Me Again (Fey Croaker #1) 4.16 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 1994 — 12 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
	Tequila Mockingbird (Fey Croaker #3) 4.03 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 1997 — 14 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
	Chalk Whispers (Fey Croaker Book 4) 4.26 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2000 — 12 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
	Croaker: Grave Sins (Fey Croaker Book 2) 4.26 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2011 — 7 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
	Felony Fists by Paul Bishop (Goodreads Author), Jack Tunney (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	Running Wylde 4.02 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2018 — 2 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
	Suspicious Minds 4.12 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2010 — 6 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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BRIT SPY—THE RAT CATCHERS

BRIT SPY—THE RAT CATCHERS

With the ‘60s spy craze at its height with James Bond controlling the big screen and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. ruling the small one, British TV channel ITV decided it needed to get in on the espionage fad with a series of it’s own. The result was The Rat Catchers, running for two seasons for a total of twenty-five, sixty minute, black and white, episodes between Febru Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Paul Bishop

Fey Croaker (4 books)
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Walker / Tamiko L.A.P.D. Adventures (2 books)
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Lie Catchers (1 book)
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The Glasshouse Gang

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52 Weeks * 52 Western Movies

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Paul Bishop Presents... Criminal Tendencies: Ten More Tales of Murder & Mayhem

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“if God was a woman, she wouldn't have screwed things up this badly.”
― Paul Bishop, Croaker: Kill Me Again

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“I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something I can do.” I was confused again.”
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