After eight years in the Marines and 27 years as a police officer, Neal Griffin accumulated a total of 35-years in professions that didn't allow him to say what was on his mind. But all that changed when he began publishing crime thrillers. Join Los Angeles Times bestselling author (and Eau Claire native) Neal Griffin as he describes how his page-turning novels became an opportunity to explore real world policing and justice issues on the page. He'll also reflect on how crime fiction from authors as wide-ranging as Harper Lee and Walter Mosley continue to offer vital commentary for today.

Neal Griffin grew up in Eau Claire before running off to join the Marines, followed by a twenty-seven year career in Southern California law enforcement. These days Neal is a full-time novelist whose books are intended to challenge what people think they know about policing America. His novel Benefit of the Doubt spent two months on the L.A. Times bestseller list. His latest novel, The Burden of Truth was named “one of the finest reading experiences of the year” in a Booklist starred review.

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