A. B. Patterson is an Australian writer who knows first-hand about corruption, power, crime and sex. He was a Detective Sergeant in the WA Police, working in paedophilia and vice, and later a Chief Investigator with the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption.His multiple award-winning, debut novel, "Harry’s World", introduced the jaded and flawed PI Harry Kenmare. "Harry’s Quest" was the sizzling, award-winning sequel in the PI Harry Kenmare series of novels. The third novel, "Harry’s Grail", is in progress.His Harry Kenmare short stories, some previously published in the USA in Switchblade magazine, are now gathered together for the first time in "Harry Kenmare, PI - At Your Service".His hard-boiled, gritty, and noir writing style has been likened to that of Raymond Chandler and Ken Bruen.He makes no apologies for telling it how it is.C’est la vie.Visit the author at www.abpatterson.com.auNote: His non-fiction works are published under Andrew Patterson.AWARD NEWS: "Harry's World" - (1) Bronze Medal in the 2016 Independent Publisher Book Awards, (2) Finalist in the 2016 Beverly Hills Book Awards, (3) Finalist in the 2016 National Indie Excellence Awards, (4) Bronze Medal in the 2016 Global Ebook Awards, and (5) "Outstanding" (first place in category) in the 2016 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards."Harry's Quest" - (1) Silver Medal in the 2019 Global Ebook Awards, and (2) Finalist in the 2019 Beverly Hills Book Awards.Read more about this authorRead less about this author