About the Author

Michael O'Keefe is a poet and author from Long Island by way of Brooklyn. A retired 1st Grade Detective from the NYPD, he worked in the toughest precincts in New York for twenty-four years, investigating Homicides and other violent crime. Born and raised on the streets described in his fiction, his characters and settings are drawn from the people he encountered there-on both sides of the law.

Reviews

"Nobody writes New York cops-or police work-better than Michael O'Keefe. With Burnt to a Crisp, he re-introduces Paddy Durr, a stellar detective and flawed human being, and sends him on an investigation involving arson and murder. You want mindless action and cardboard cliches, watch a TV cop show. You want to experience the granular detail of detective work through the experiences of fully realized characters who happen to be police officers and public servants, read Burnt to a Crisp. Do yourself a favor, get this book -- NOW." T.J. English, Best Selling author of the true-crime classics, The Westies, Paddy Whacked, The Corporation, Havana Nocturne, and Where the Bodies are Buried._________________________________________ "Burnt To A Crisp grabs you by the collar and won't let go. The novel holds nothing back; revealing a heartfelt and brutal reality. Having witnessed the worst of human nature as a New York City detective, O'Keefe knows firsthand the ravages poverty, drugs, and alcohol can cause. His Irish roots add to the authenticity of his prose, as he obviously has up close and personal experience with the social ills he describes. Reading Burnt To A Crisp made me feel like I was riding right alongside Paddy Durr cruising the streets of Brooklyn, canvassing the neighborhood in search of the evidence to bring closure to some poor victim's family. You can't get more authentic than that!" Bill Cannon, Sergeant of Detectives, NYPD, Manhattan North Homicide Squad-Retired, host of the hit Podcast, Police Off the Cuff-Real Crime Stories. ____________________________________
"Burnt to a Crisp takes the reader for an intimate and up-close ride through the bitter recesses of life as a New York City detective, with all the grit and chaos-treating them to all the authentic dialogue, action, and emotion only a former Detective can accurately convey. After reading this outstanding procedural the only question the reader will have is, when will Paddy Durr catch his next case? Another tremendous novel by an extraordinary Author."Steve Aberle, Edelweiss & Net Galley reviewer, Book blogger @ Greatmysteriesandthrillers.weebly.com "Detective Paddy Durr and his heroic wife, Mairead, are back in the long-awaited follow-up to Shot to Pieces. But the road isn't any smoother for them in Burnt to a Crisp. Mairead's 9/11 related cancer, an NYPD psychiatrist out to get Paddy's job, and a triple-homicide no one wants solved compete to wreck their worlds. It'll take a miracle and some old-school detective work to get them through it. Another must-read from Author Michael O'Keefe." Dr. Gabriella Rosetti, Ph.D., Amazon-top-Rated Reviewer
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