Paul Bishop

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About me

Gender Male
Occupation Writer
Location Los Angeles, California, United States
Introduction A 35 year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, Paul has over 25 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. He has twice been honored as LAPD’s Detective of the Year. 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. He continues to work as an expert in deception detection. Paul has published fifteen 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 is the co-creator and editor of the popular Fight Card series of hardboiled boxing novels and the bestselling Pulse Fiction anthologies. His latest novel, Lie Catchers, is the first in a new series featuring top LAPD interrogators Ray Pagan and Calamity Jane Randall.
Interests Writing, running, reading, film noir, pulp fiction, hardboiled fiction
Favorite Movies The Magnificent Seven, Lawrence of Arabia, Rocky
Favorite Music Jazz and the Great American Songbook
Favorite Books The Razor's Edge