AUTHOR FAVOURITES: HOT PURSUIT by PAUL BISHOP

Paul Bishop was a police detective with the Los Angeles Police Department for 35 years and was twice selected as LAPD's Detective of the Year. This served him well in his police procedural and mystery novels, including his series about female detective Fey Croaker. He’s also written screenplays.

On top of that he keeps a great blog, which he describes as an ‘eclectic mix of pulps, film noir, 60s spy shows and other topics – plus the required book news, articles and promotion.’ Find his blog here: http://www.paulbishopbooks.com/

Of his own novels, he tells me has a soft spot for ‘CITADEL RUN (now called HOT PURSUIT), as the plot is very unique to the LAPD.’

It's 1977, veteran L.A.P.D. cop ‘Calico Jack’ Walker’s last week on the job. But he isn’t going quietly: he and his rookie partner, Tina Tamiko, find themselves dealing with crime way out of their jurisdiction, in Las Vegas.

Thinking of two cop ‘buddy’ movies I naturally referenced DIRTY HARRY

Clint Eastwood and Reni Santoni in ‘Dirty Harry’ (1971)

and LETHAL WEAPON.

Danny Glover and Mel Gibson in ‘Lethal Weapon’ (1987)

But I also remembered Samuel Fuller’s movie about a Japanese/American policeman THE CRIMSON KIMONO.

James Shigeta and Glenn Corbett ‘The Crimson Kimono’ (1959)

Reviews for HOT PURSUIT:

‘Could hardly be better.’

‘The most exciting caper you're likely to find in print this year.’

‘A masterpiece.’

‘A spellbinding story.’

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