Five “Behind the Badge” authors added to Police-Writers.com

September 16, 2006 (San Dimas, CA) Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to police officers turned authors, has added five police officers turned authors whose books focus on life behind the badge.

Joe Tip Thomas interest in writing began in the United States Air Force. The training and experience as an Administrative Specialist enhanced his skills and interest in writing. The writing experience continued as a Chicago Police Department Police Officer, an Entrepreneur, and Child Protection Investigator for the Department of Children and Families Services. He and his wife are currently living in Florida. His novel, The Tarnished Badge, is his first. It reveals the life of a policeman encounters while serving and protecting the citizens of Chicago; and his personal experience and failure with love between his wives and affairs with the women he desires.

Doug W. Driver began his law enforcement career as reserve deputy sheriff in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He is currently a sergeant with the Owasso Police Department. His book, “Life Behind the Badge.” is the real story behind law enforcement. While this story has all the excitement of the chases and takedowns that Tinseltown emphasizes, Sergeant Doug Driver also shows you the struggle to be a cop in today’s world: of lawsuits, political correctness, and public scrutiny.

Kevin B. Kinnee of the Indianapolis Police Department added an account of his career (20 Years Behind the Badge) to his solid reputation of writing police procedural text books. Kinnee’s other works include: “Practical Gambling Investigation Techniques,” “Practical Investigation Techniques” and “Modern Investigations, Techniques and Tactics.”

Ruben Benjamin Whittington was born and raised in Norristown, Pennsylvania. At the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. During his enlistment, he spent a one year tour of duty in Vietnam as part of the U.S. build up during that war. He began his law enforcement career with the Norristown, Pennsylvania Police Department for four years before he moved to Los Angeles and joined the Los Angeles Police Department. He worked for LAPD for 21 years and retired at the rank of sergeant. Ruben also joined the California Army National Guard and the California Air National Guard. Ruben taught law enforcement for seven years to high school students at Los Altos and Workman High Schools under the direction of the La Puente Valley ROP. Today, Ruben is a franchise owner for Mr. Handyman, a national handyman franchise. Ruben has published one novel, Soldier: Behind the Badge.

His fictional novel tells the story of the dual life of an American special agent, like that of James Bond, who disguises himself as a police officer and fights crime on the busy and dangerous streets of Los Angeles. Then, when his country needs him, his true identity is revealed and he becomes a secret CIA special agent in this action-packed novel set in today's treacherous and volatile world. For fun, Lance Kessler is a Los Angeles Police Department police officer; but his real profession is being a top-notch freelance agent for the CIA. He's the best the CIA has. But now Lance has crossed paths with a secret worldwide criminal organization known only as PHANTOM, and PHANTOM has decided that Lance needs to be eliminated.

In addition to being listed on Police-Writers.com, Ruben is also listed on LAPDAuthors.com.

Doug W. Driver began his law enforcement career as reserve deputy sheriff in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He is currently a sergeant with the Owasso Police Department. His book, “Life Behind the Badge.” is the real story behind law enforcement. While this story has all the excitement of the chases and takedowns that Tinseltown emphasizes, Sergeant Doug Driver also shows you the struggle to be a cop in today’s world: of lawsuits, political correctness, and public scrutiny.

Lee Kohn, formerly of the Mobile Police Department provides the reader with a fictional glimpse behind the badge in “Badge 13: O'Malley's Irish Luck”

Police-Writers.com now lists 137 police officers and their 416 books in six categories.