Kirjahaku

This memoir takes you deep into the forbidding world of police narcotic investigations. Picking up where his first book, It's Only a Badge, left off, the author paints a vivid picture of his own terrifying journey undercover. From the first pages, you will be absorbed as the once-stellar police officer transforms himself into a street junkie. Watch his career soar as his personal life spins more and more out of control.2012 Writer's Digest award winning memoir."His writing style is masterfully gritty, and he's accomplished at providing characters who jump off the page." Writer's Digest"Once picked up, Barkers & Bones is all but impossible to put down Highly recommended." Midwest Book Review"By the end of this book, you'll know what his lifestyle is like as well as the kind of life-altering decisions that it can lead to." Seth Harwood, Author of Jack Palms Crime Series"Phil was hooked on the adrenaline that came with dangerous buys and big drug busts. I was hooked on the book." Robert Benun, Lakeshore Entertainment

When the newly promoted police inspector gets his first homicide case, he's told to keep his eyes open and his mouth closed. But Danny McKenna has a knack for doing things his own way, and he soon finds himself in hot water. With his job and marriage on the line, McKenna must solve a string of murders that are starting to point to him as the suspect.

(Claymore Award finalist, William Faulkner semi-finalist for a novel in progress)Struggling financially to make a go of his private investigation business, Danny McKenna accepts a job that he knows he probably shouldn't. Soon embroiled in an international drug smuggling operation, McKenna lands himself on the wrong side of the border, the wrong side of the DEA, and the wrong side of the cartels.