COPS AND WRITERS

Technical consultant for crime and police procedure authors and screenwriters.

Welcome to my website. I’m a professional author and a police sergeant in one of the largest cities in the United States. I believe I have a unique insight to help you write more authentic and accurate crime stories

Latest News And Releases

New release alert – the Brew City Blues Boxed set

by techkai | March 31, 2024 | New book announcement, News and announcements | 0 Comments

Michael Anderle and I are delighted to announce that the Brew City Blues Boxed set is now available exclusively on Amazon. Whether you buy your copy to keep, or read it through Kindle Unlimited, we're sure you'll enjoy it.The Brew City Blues Books 1-4 Army veteran...

Brew City Blues, Book 4 released today!

by techkai | August 4, 2023 | New book announcement, News and announcements | 0 Comments

I'm delighted to announce that Book 4 of my Brew City Blues book was released today!Here's the cover and blurb. Honor and Valor By Patrick O'Donnell and Michael Anderle Officer Michael Collins has proven himself to be a valuable member of the district five late shift...

Big News!

Nov 28, 2023 | News and announcements, Notable podcast appearances | 0 comments

Big News!

All the news and announcements recently…

Welcome to a new feature on my site. I’ll be sharing news, snippets and behind the scenes information – sometimes it will also be in my newsletter, but you may see it here first!

Hollywood Patrick?

I was approached by a producer of a documentary to be the police expert for a case that will be a documentary on Tubi T.V. next summer / fall. It is the case of Jeremy and Julene Simko. Julene was tried and sentenced for the murder of her husband Jeremy. It took the police over five years to build a case against Julene and there all kinds of odd circumstances surrounding this homicide. It was lots of fun for me, and it looks like I might be doing more of these gigs in the future. I will include a picture of me looking “cop like” during the interview.

The Creative Penn

I was lucky enough to be a guest on Joanna Penn’s Podcast, The Creative Penn. This was my second time on the show, and we chatted about all things writing, starting over with a new career as a writer after finishing up a 25 year career in law enforcement and networking ideas for authors. Joanna is wonderful and I so enjoyed being on her show.

Wish I’d Known Then

It was my pleasure to be a guest for the first time on the Wish I’d Known Then Podcast for Writers with hosts Sara Rosett and Jami Albright. We talked about writing realistic police scenes in our stories and other fun writing stuff. This interview was so much fun!

How to Write Realistic and Entertaining Law Enforcement Characters with Patrick O’Donnell

20 books to 50K Vegas Conference

It was a pleasure to attend and present at the last 20 Books Vegas. The real joy is seeing old friends and meeting new ones. To all of you who stopped me and told me that you enjoyed my books, podcast, or Facebook group, thank you!!!! It means the world to me that you are enjoying my work or are getting value from it. Hopefully I will see all of you next year at Author Nation Live!

What are you reading?

I’m very curious to see what you guys are reading or listening to these days. As for me? Man Uncivilized by Traver Boehm and Leadership Strategy and Tactics by Jocko Willink were the last two I listened to. I’m always looking for a good suggestion. I think my next one will be Arnold Schwarzeneggers, Be Useful. Let me know in the comments what you think of my news, and if you’ve got any recommended books!

Slainte!

Patrick