Pattern of Behavior: A Short Story Collection

Fey Croaker #4.5

by Paul Bishop

The first short story collection by Shamus-award winning nominee Bishop shows that he is a talented and diverse storyteller. Bishop writes from his experiences as a detective for the LAPD. In "Pattern of Behavior", a Fey Croaker novella written for this collection, Fey and her new partner take on a rapist whose past is about to catch up with him. When a flu epidemic strikes, Fey and her crew are stuck chasing a thief with a penchant for Christmas trees in "The Thief of Christmas". And in the Shamus-nominated "Quint and the Braceros", Ramon Quintana goes undercover to find the killer of a Mexican Maria don's son.

285 pages, Hardcover

First published August 31, 2000

About the author

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 currently conducts interrogation seminars for law enforcement, military, and human resource organizations.

Paul has published twelve novels, including five in his L.A.P.D. Detective Fey Croaker series. He has also written numerous scripts for episodic television and feature films. He currently writes and edits the Fight Card series of hardboiled boxing novel under the pseudonym Jack Tunney.

Reviews

[Julia A. Mendes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Realistic crime novel. Bishop knows how to grab your attention.