John Schembra Email & Phone Number

I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and in 1969 I was drafted into the U.S. Army. After completing basic training and military police school, I spent a year with the 557th MP Company at Long Binh, South Vietnam, in 1970. My time as a combat M.P. provided the basis for my first book, M.P., A Novel of Vietnam, a work of fiction based in part on my personal experiences during my tour of duty. Upon completing my military service, I joined the Pleasant Hill Police Department. I retired in 2001 as a Sergeant after 30 years of service. Currently, I am the lead Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) instructor for the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office. I am also a contributing author in True Blue – Police Stories by Those Who Have Lived Them, a collection of short stories released by St. Martin’s Press. My second novel, Retribution, a fictional story of the hunt for a serial killer in San Francisco, was published in the spring of 2007, and my third book, Diplomatic Immunity, was published in June of 2012, and my fourth book, Sin Eater was published in August of 2014. My writing career began when another Sergeant at the police department and I would swap stories of our experiences in Vietnam. The other members of the department would listen, and began to encourage me to write down my stories. After two years, I began shopping for a publisher, choosing to go the small press and electronic publisher route. I continued my writing endeavors with my second book, using the same main character, Vince Torelli, only now he is 25 years older and a homicide inspector with the San Francisco Police Department, relying on my 30 years of police experience for authenticity. My third novel is a continuation of experiences of Inspector Torelli, only this time he faces a professional sniper who is targeting consulates in San Francisco. My fourth book, is a murder thriller with supernatural overtones. I am currently working on my fifth book, another Vince Torelli story.

Listed skills include Police, Criminal Investigations, Patrol, Criminal Justice, and 42 others.

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