Author. A New York City Police Officer for 30 years, after he retired he began to write mystery novels based on his experience. He was the author of One Police Plaza (1984), Suspects (1986), Black Sand (1989), Exceptional Clearance (1991), Cleopatra’s Gold (1993), Pigtown (1995) and Chains Of Command which was published posthumously in 1999. (bio by: Erik Lander)