WRITERS ON THE BEAT: Retired Detective Sergeant and Bestseller Bruce Coffin on Authenticity

   Retired Detective Sergeant and bestselling author Bruce Coffin stepped into the Interrogation Room to clear up a few things about his latest release, BEYOND THE TRUTH. Bruce spent 27 years in law enforcement and retired from the Portland (Maine) PD, where he last supervised all homicide and violent crime investigations. For the four years following 9/11, Bruce served in a counter-terrorism role with the FBI, and his efforts there earned him that agency’s Director’s Award, the highest possible commendation for a non-agent. Bruce is the author of three published novels in his Detective Sergeant John Byron series. In this episode, Bruce and host Gavin Reese discussed "the first Portland," the weight and personal responsibility of homicide investigations, balancing reality with reader expectations, and how authentic writers bare their hearts and souls to the world.   "As a street cop [and detective] on the way to something that you know may be life altering...you don't feel the weight of it until later."  -- Bruce Coffin Bruce's works: www.amazon.com/Bruce-Robert-Coffin/e/B01IVS5EHQ Bruce's website: www.brucerobertcoffin.com/ Gavin's works: www.amazon.com/Gavin-Reese/e/B072W5PPGS/ Gavin's site: gavinreese.com    #writersbeat #amwriting #amreading #amwritingfiction #thriller #espionage #writerslife #gavinthecop #gavinreese #police #policeprocedural #detective #conspiracy #conspiracyseries #writingcraft #nanowrimo #writingcoach #weightofthebadge #authenticity #homicide #murder #investigation #firstportland #portlandmaine #brucecoffin #beyondthetruth