Larry DarterAuthor Larry Darter, who writes the Malone Mystery Novels mystery series set in Los Angeles, and the T. J. O'Sullivan mystery series set in Honolulu, knows his way around a detective novel. In fact, he draws from personal experience giving his crime iction novels unique authenticity. Darter worked for the U.S. Department of Justice for four years, and then as a police officer for another twenty years in Oklahoma and Texas. Darter, also the son of a police officer, developed an interest in law enforcement from a young age. "I grew up reading crime fiction novels and watching police dramas on television," he says, "I'd always wanted to work in law enforcement." It was as a police officer that Darter learned how dark and warped the world really is, and he draws on that to add realism to his novels. Read More Read Less