From Badge to Bookshelf: Rodney Carpentier on Turning Police Life into Mystery Fiction

After twenty years in law enforcement, Sergeant Rodney Carpentier is writing a new chapter—literally. In this episode of The Jeff Robertson Show, Jeff sits down with the veteran officer turned author to talk about discipline, loss, and creativity, and how one midnight idea became his debut novel Our Lady of the Overlook.Rodney shares how decades of service shaped his storytelling, what really goes on behind the badge, and how he’s building a second career that keeps purpose at the center.Listen in for:• How real-life police work fuels believable fiction• The moment grief became creative drive• Lessons from 20 years of public service• Why it’s never too late to start your next chapterFollow Rodney Carpentier’s work at RLCarpentierWriter.com and connect with Jeff Robertson at JeffreyRobertson.com.