Ernesto Patino, Expert Private Investigator, holds the perfect credentials to write mystery novels featuring Private Investigators.
For 23 years he worked as a Special Agent for the FBI in the Miami area, then retired to became a P.I., first in South Florida and now in Tucson, AZ. His cache of real life crime stories serves as fodder for his high-drama fiction.
Patino's newest mystery novel, The Last of the Good Guys, stars Alec Santana, a private investigator in Miami hired to investigate an ex-cop's supposed suicide.
After two other ex-cops commit suicide, Santana discovers that all three responded to a Christmas fire fifteen years earlier. That's when the action revs up.
In real life, retired officers have a high rate of suicide; in Patino's mystery, the suicides appear real, until Santana begins unearthing the truth.
Ernesto Patino's first mystery novel, Web of Secrets, features another P.I. named Joe Coopersmith, also of South Florida, who specializes in finding missing persons. This story centers around a mixed race adoption and forces characters to confront moral dilemmas.
The novel asks questions like: If one of your parents turned out to be of a different ethnic race than what you grew up believing, would you begin to see yourself differently? Is pursuing the truth about the past worth jeopardizing your present relationships? If you needed money to care for your beloved spouse of fifty years, how far would you go? Patino keeps readers turning the pages.
Ernesto Patino's extensive personal experience enables him to create believable good guys and bad guys. He knows how private investigators conduct business - how they find informants, what kind of weapons they carry, how they follow leads and ultimately solve cases.
Ernesto Patino, Expert Mystery Writer, can incorporate elements of real life crime into his stories, a real advantage to any writer. Because as we all know, truth often is stranger than fiction.
Book Ernesto Patino, Expert Mystery Writer and Private Investigator to discuss....
- How real are famous fictional P.I. characters from novels, movies and TV?
- What are common attributes of private investigators?
- How do they conduct their business: do they carry a gun, a tape recorder, work in pairs, develop a network of informants, etc?
- How can mystery writers develop believable P.I.s and other law enforcement characters?
- What are some unusual and bizarre stories from the street?
Ernesto Patino Guest Expert Interview Credentials
- Ernesto Patino is the author of four novels, including two mysteries, a book about WWII crimes and a children's novel.
- Ernesto grew up in El paso where he graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a Bachelor of Music degree. After teaching school for a couple of years, Patino joined the FBI and worked as a Special Agent in the South Florida area for 23 years. He now lives in Tucson, AZ and divides his time between writing and working as a private investigator.
- Ernesto is a member of the International Thriller Writers Organization (ITW).
- When not working as a P.I. or novelist, you can usually find him at a local dance studio where he continually strives to perfect his skills as a ballroom dancer.
Guest Expert Availability
By telephone from Tucson, AZ, PST
Guest Expert Interview Booking Contact
Lynn Wiese Sneyd
Email Lynn at lynn @ lwsliteraryservices.com
Guest Expert Web Site
http://www.ernestopatino.com
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