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David Putnam, a retired law enforcement officer who successfully transitioned to a career as a published author – the Bruno Johnson series. David's journey is a remarkable tale of resilience, adaptability, and the pursuit of passion, a must-listen for members of the first responder community, as well as anyone interested in career transition and personal growth. David's story begins with his childhood, where he shares insights into his early life and the experiences that shaped his character and career choices. His path led him to a distinguished career in law enforcement, where he dedicated years of service, gaining invaluable experiences and insights into the complexities and challenges of this demanding field. David spent over 40 years as a cop, retiring in 2011. In his career he worked for multiple agencies in Southern California as well as a short time with the AG Office in Hawaii, where he officially retired from. David worked violent felons, narcotics, SWAT, and IA. He also promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. David's transition journey involves becoming a published crime fiction author, a dream he nurtured alongside his law enforcement career. David wrote his first 4 books in 1989 while doing surveillance as part of a narcotics team. This part of his life is particularly inspiring for those considering life after an emergency services career. David discusses the challenges and triumphs of shifting from the structured world of law enforcement to the creative and often unpredictable realm of writing. He wrote 36 books before getting his first publishing deal. Today, David's writing career is flourishing, with his works reflecting the depth of his experiences in law enforcement. He created the Bruno Johnson series starting with the first book, The Disposables (2014) to the 10th in the series, The Scorned (2023). David has written 66 books in total and continues to develop and write more books. His books are not just stories; they are a testament to the skills, insights, and perspectives he gained during his time in law enforcement. David's success as an author serves as a beacon of inspiration for those contemplating a career transition, especially within the law enforcement and first responder communities. ALL LINKS FOR THE PODCAST https://linktr.ee/TransitionDrillPodcast SUBSCRIBE AND WATCH EPISODE ON YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TransitionDrillPodcast?sub_confirm=1 CONNECT WITH DAVID: Web: http://davidputnambooks.com/

In this episode Steve chats with retired Southern California Officer, David Putnam.  Dave has some incredible stories and intense experiences.   During his career in law enforcement, David Putnam has worked in narcotics, violent crime, criminal intelligence, hostage rescue, SWAT, and Internal Affairs, to name just a few. He is the recipient of many awards and commendations for his heroism. He lives in southern California with his wife, Mary. He is a best selling author of the Bruno Johnson series. The Sinister out last Feb received a starred review in Publisher's Weekly. Check out his books www.davidputnambooks.com Contact David David@davidputnambooks.com Support the show by joining the Patreon community today! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27353055           -Video of the interviews           -Vinyl TPS logo sticker           -Patron Shoutout            -Exclusive posts and direct messaging to Steve   Shop Merch / Subscribe / be a guest / Contact  www.thingspolicesee.com Join the FB community!  https://www.facebook.com/thingspolicesee/ Background consultation - Ken@policebackground.net

In which David talks about his Bruno Johnson series and his law enforcement career.

David Putnam discusses turning real incidents from his life in law enforcement in to riveting fiction.

David Putnam is the author of the bestselling Bruno Johnson thrillers. During his law enforcement career, Dave worked primarily in California on teams for Patrol, Investigations, SWAT, Narcotics (street level and majors), Violent Crimes, Criminal Intelligence, Internal Affairs and the Detective Bureau. He rounded out his law enforcement career with a few years in the Hawaiian Islands as a Special Agent–part of a real-life “Hawaii-50” team. He’s now retired from law enforcement and spends his time growing organic California avocados and writing, with his wife Mary and their three dogs. THE RUTHLESS is his eight Bruno Johnson novel. Matt Coyle is the bestselling author of the Anthony, Shamus, and Lefty Award-winning Rick Cahill crime series. This podcast is solely owned by the Auhtors on the Air Global Radio Network.

Former Sheriff's Deputy David Putnam discusses his latest Bruno Johnson thriller.

Former Sheriff's Deputy David Putnam discusses his latest Bruno Johnson thriller.

In this bonus episode of the Innovation Talks podcast, Catherine Bonner talks to Co-founder and CEO of Southampton-based semiconductor business Cascoda, Bruno Johnson. Catherine and Bruno discuss the IP Cascoda currently have within their business and particularly the IP throughout the life-cycle of Cascoda so far. Cascoda is a semiconductor company who manufacture microchips and […] The post S04E07: The IP in Your Business with Cascoda’s Bruno Johnson appeared first on Murgitroyd, European Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys.

During his law enforcement career, David Putnam worked primarily in California on teams for Patrol, Investigations, SWAT, Narcotics (street level and majors), Violent Crimes, Criminal Intelligence, Internal Affairs and the Detective Bureau. He rounded out his law enforcement career with a few years in the Hawaiian Islands as a Special Agent–part of a real-life “Hawaii-50” team.  THE HEARTLESS is the seventh book in the Bruno Johnson thriller series. David lives in Southern California with his wife Mary and a pack of dogs and is writing the next Bruno Johnson thriller. Matt Coyle is the award-winning author of the Rick Cahill crime series. This podcast is wholely owned by the Author on the Air Global Radio Network.

Debbi Mack interviews crime writer David Putnam on the Crime Cafe podcast. Check out the show notes below, or if you're in a rush, download a copy! 00:13 Debbi: Hi, everyone. This is the Crime Cafe, your podcasting source of great crime, suspense and thriller writing. I'm your host, Debbi Mack. Before I bring on my guest, I'll just remind you that the Crime Cafe has two e-books for sale; the nine-book box set and the short story anthology. You can find the buy links for both on my website, www[dot]debbimack[dot]com under the “Crime Cafe” link. You can also get a free copy of either book if you become a Patreon supporter. You'll get that and much more if you support the podcast on Patreon, along with our eternal gratitude for doing so. Debbi: [00:01:03] Today we have an author with an extensive and impressive background in law enforcement. He's worked in narcotics with the FBI on violent crimes. He's worked on a SWAT team. He was with the U.S. Marshalls. He was co-sworn in as a U.S. Marshall, among other things. And, according to his bio, was a member of the real life Hawaii Five-O, which I found very interesting. In any case, it's pretty clear where this author gets his material. Today's guest is bestselling author David Putnam. Hi, David. It's great to have my show today. David: [00:01:48] Thank you for having me. Debbi: [00:01:49] Oh, it's my pleasure. Thank you. Tell us about your protagonist, Bruno Johnson, and what prompted you to write about that character? What prompted you to create that particular kind of character? David: [00:02:03] Well, that's kind of a long explanation. I've been writing since like 1989. And I was constantly writing. I'd written 38 manuscripts when I finally sold my 34th manuscript, and I was trying everything. I tried police procedural, mystery, young adult, sci-fi. And I had four agents. I had a 156 rejections when I quit counting. And Bruno Johnson was just another one of those attempts to try to find a market for my writing. And Bruno Johnson, he is an ex-cop, ex-con who rescues children from toxic homes in South Central Los Angeles. He couldn't do it when he was a cop because there's too many rules and regulations. So now he goes outside the law to rescue the children. I chose Bruno and made him an African-American, because it adds an extra layer of conflict. When I was working for the sheriff's department, I left the jail after six months and went to work patrol in South Central Los Angeles. I went out with two African-American deputies and one was a good friend of mine. I got to see firsthand the added layer of conflict that he had to deal with. I thought that would work well in my books. So that's why I chose to do it that way. "When I was working for the sheriff's department, I left the jail after six months and went to work patrol in South Central Los Angeles. I went out with two African-American deputies and one was a good friend of mine. I got to see firsthand the added layer of conflict that he had to deal with. I thought that would work well in my books." Debbi: [00:03:25] That's very interesting, yeah. I'm reading your first in the series, The Disposables, and Michael Connelly called it "raw, powerful and eloquent", which I have to agree with. David: [00:03:39] Thank you. Debbi: [00:03:41] Did you have direct experience with seeing children in abuse situations? David: [00:03:47] Oh, yes. You know. Readers read for the emotion. That's what they're in the game for, they read for the emotion. And conflict is emotion. So I thought that I would also write about something that was most emotional to me, and the most difficult part of law enforcement was dealing with children who were abused, because they had no advocate except for law enforcement or social services. Debbi: [00:04:15] Yes. And social services can often be . . . David: [00:04:21] Overwhelmed. Debbi: [00:04:21] Overwhelmed, yes.

Retired Sergeant David Putnam stepped into the Interrogation Room, just to clear a few things up about his recent release, THE RECKLESS. David began writing as a child, and turned to novels during the later years of his police career. His latest release, THE RECKLESS, is the sixth installment of his Bruno Johnson series, and David based the story on his real-life experiences when he worked an armed robbery task force with the FBI. In this episode, David and Writers On the Beat host Gavin Reese discussed how using alcoholic blackouts to hide the plot is tantamount to cheating, how he balances authenticity and "accepted," and how his particular skillset made his years on the sheriff's "dog teams" the best part of his job. David's works: www.amazon.com/David-Putnam/e/B00DSDWXB0 David's site: davidputnambooks.com Gavin's works: www.amazon.com/Gavin-Reese/e/B072W5PPGS/ Gavin's site: gavinreese.com #writersbeat #amwriting #amreading #amwritingfiction #thriller #espionage #writerslife #gavinthecop #gavinreese #police #policeprocedural #detective #conspiracy #conspiracyseries #writingcraft #nanowrimo #writingcoach #deputy #retireddeputy #copauthor #davidputnam #thereckless #oceanviewpublishing #oceanviewpub #fugutive #manhunter #dogteams #brunojohnson --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/writersbeatpodcast/support

David Putnam is the author of the Bruno Johnson thrillers. Bruno is a cop turned ex-con who is more concerned with rescuing at risk children than staying in between the thin blue lines. During his law enforcement career, Dave worked primarily in California on teams for Patrol, Investigations, SWAT, Narcotics, Violent Crimes, Criminal Intelligence, Internal Affairs, Detective Bureau and as child protective services coordinator.He rounded out his law enforcement career with a few years in the Hawaiian Islands as a Special Agent-part of a real-life "Hawaii-50″ team. Dave lives in Southern California with his wife Mary and their brood of dogs. THE RECKLESS is the book in the Bruno Johnson crime series. Matt Coyle is the author of the award winning Rick Cahill crime series. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio.

During his law enforcement career, David Putnam worked primarily in California on teams for Patrol, Investigations, SWAT, Narcotics, Violent Crimes, Criminal Intelligence, Internal Affairs, Detective Bureau and as child protective services coordinator. He rounded out his law enforcement career with a few years in the Hawaiian Islands as a Special Agent-part of a real-life "Hawaii-50″ team. He's now retired from law enforcement and spends his time growing organic California avocados and writing, with his wife Mary and their dogs. The INNOCENTS  is the fifth in his popular BRUNO JOHNSON crime series. Matt Coyle is the best-selling author of the Rick Cahill crime novels. His first book, YESTERDAY'S ECHO, won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel, The San Diego Book Award for Best Mystery, the IBPA Ben Franklin Silver Award for Best New Voice in Fiction, and was a Macavity finalist for Best First Novel. The second, NIGHT TREMORS, was a finalist for the Anthony, Shamus, and Lefty Awards. The third Rick Cahill crime novel, DARK FISSURES, was a finalist for the Macavity and Lefty Awards. BLOOD TRUTH, is a finalist for the 2018 Lefty Award for Best Mystery. WRONG LIGHT, the 5th Rick Cahill crime novel come out in December, 2018. Matt lives in San Diego  with his Yellow Lab, Angus.  This is a trademarked copyrighted podcast solely owned by the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network LLC.

David Putnam joins us in this episode of CrimeFiction.FM to discuss his new book, the second in his gritty Bruno Johnson series, THE REPLACEMENTS. Show Notes David uses his 31 years of experience in law enforcement to bring remarkable realism to his crime novels.  He spent 28 years in Southern California working SWAT, Narcotics, Violent Crimes, […] The post The Replacements, by David Putnam appeared first on CrimeFiction.FM.