Cops and Roasters

    







Cops and Roasters
     Among the great tutorials that come with writing crime fiction is hanging around law enforcement. Since 9/11, I've learned quite a bit about what's going on behind the blue curtain to keep the public safe.      Thwarted terrorist attacks. Domestic terror cells, busted. Weapon caches, uncovered before they go off.     All stuff the public will never hear about.     The same public that shrugs when hearing stories such as the following, from The Oregonian:


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