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Author

Dennis Murphy

With international acclaim and a title of Mystery Writers of America (MWA) associate member, Dennis Patrick Murphy, MSCJ has crafted novels that are inspired by his authentic true-crime life experiences. 

From the daily routines of being a cop to the gripping thrill of being a detective, Murphy explores the unseen drama and intrigue of the everyday lives of those who serve on The Thin Blue Line. 

Drawing from his over thirty years of experience of being On the Job, Murphy brings a fictionalized version of actual crimes that will shock and entertain readers, while also giving them a greater appreciation for the everyday heroes who protect and serve on American streets.
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Lieutenant D. P. Murphy (Retired)

D. P. Murphy

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The pulse-pounding action continues to escalate in Detective Patrick MacKenna's world. As an investigator in Major Crimes, he's been immersed in the darkest depths of criminality for four long years. Perched on the supervisor's list, time seems suspended in the frozen confines of the City of Syracuse Police Department in Central New York. Amidst this chaos, a glimmer of hope emerges in his personal life as he reunites with his one true love. Yet, doubt lingers among his loyal comrades On the Job, casting shadows of uncertainty.

In the meantime, coming off his active-duty stint with NCIS after 9/11 serving with the United States Navy; he’s been trying to cross over from naval intelligence to becoming a special agent in the reserves, but to no avail.  So, after a lot of contemplation, Mac decides to jump ship and cross over to the United States Air Force as a special agent working for the little less known Office of Special Investigations.

Of course, Mac has to get through the esteemed Federal Law Enforcement Training Center first.  You know what they say about old dogs and new tricks.  Being a little past prime in his life may prove to be of a hinderance instead of a constructive experience for the aging battle worn detective…

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."

George Eliot

Favorite Quotes

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

Theodore Roosevelt

"When eating an elephant take one bite at a time."

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