Novels 

FOUND AT SEA 2025 Impolitic Press

THE ACCESSORY  2025 Impolitic Press

THE FORCED HAND 2025 Impolitic Press

BARSTOW BOY- a love story  2024 (as Pete O'Brien) Impolitic Press

CAIT TAKES A BREAK 2023 (as Pete O'Brien)  Impolitic Press

VENUS & DAVE ROCK 2023 (as Pete O'Brien)  Impolitic Press

SOMEWHERE IN AMERICA 2022 (as Pete O'Brien)  Impolitic Press

CHAINS OF COMMAND 1999  Dutton(With William J. Caunitz; a N.Y. TIMES notable book of the year 1999)

HIT AND RUN  Dec. 1997 Dell/Delacorte

KILLER Jan. 1997 Dell/Delacorte

DEAD END GAME   1995 Putnam/ Berkley

PRECINCT COMMAND 1994 Fawcett Gold Medal

19th PRECINCT   1993 Fawcett Gold Medal

MIDTOWN NORTH  1992 Fawcett Gold Medal(Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award nominee) BACKFIRE   1991 Fawcett Gold Medal 

KNOCK-OFF   1989 Fawcett Gold Medal

MANANA MAN   1988 Fawcett Gold Medal

SIXTH PRECINCT   1987 Fawcett Gold Medal

MIDTOWN SOUTH 1986 Fawcett Gold Medal 

Stories

THE PETE O'BRIEN STORIES 2025 Impolitic Press

Novella

CLEAN AMERICAN FUN 1998 Random House Audio

Novelization

THE DEVIL’S OWN  1999 Dell-Delacorte(From the story by Kevin Jarre)

BA (Cum Laude, Literature):University of California at Santa Cruz
MFA San Diego State University   

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Copies of selected novels and reviews available upon request.