SL Ditmars writes another fast-paced, page-turning police procedural... I love the characters and the dogs, Ares and Addy, who make the story even richer... I very much and highly recommend this book. -K.L. Peacock, author of THE CROSSINGS series and Public Safety Writers Association Member About The Book JW North and his "big dog" Ares are back. This time North is a U.S. Marshall and member of the Serial Criminal Task Force. North, Ares, and … [Read more...]
S.L. Ditmars On Writing About Dogs
I'm a dog guy. I love dogs. I'm the type of guy that, when out walking through the hills here in Prescott, stops and pets other people's dogs. Why not? Dogs, for the most part, have an incredible capacity to give. I also write about dogs. Well, not just dogs, but they are principal characters in my stories. I could write just about dogs, but they are just so much more enjoyable with people. My specific area of interest is police dogs. I was a … [Read more...]
BIG DOGS: Book One In The ‘Big Dogs Series’ by S.L. Ditmars
An Award-winning Crime Saga Begins Rule One When Hunting Serial Killers: Don't Become the Next Victim There is a serial killer up there! Lieutenant JW North, of the Long Beach Police Department, stood quietly in front of an elevator to the North Tower of the Ultimo Hotel in Las Vegas. He watched the numbers go down as the elevator descended to him and wondered about the daunting task ahead. Sixty-five floors-this would be a marathon. Was his … [Read more...]
“So, you want to write a book?” Debut author S.L. Ditmars on embracing the process
I had an idea in my head... After I retired, I had an idea in my head for a book. It was loosely based on my work with the Long Beach Police Department using K9 scent detection and trailing. The story is fiction, but many of the small details of the story are based on things that happened during my career. I had no idea how to write a book. All I had were a series of short stories. I call them scenes that were in my head. When I went to bed at … [Read more...]
Get to know author S.L. Ditmars
Writing is something new to me. I didn't grow up wanting to write a book or be an author. Prior to this book, I had mostly written term papers for college and police reports for work. I've never taken a class on how to write and, right about now, a couple of you may be thinking, "Yeah, I know." I've spent most of my life in public service. After graduating from Lakewood High School, I was awarded a Marine Corps scholarship to the University of … [Read more...]
