About the author

Mark R Beckner

<p>Mark Beckner is known in Colorado from his time with the Boulder Police Department from 1978 to 2014. He rose through the ranks to become Boulder&#8217;s Police Chief in 1998 and remained in that position until his retirement in 2014. Chief Beckner took the reins of a department in turmoil and suffering from widespread criticism in the wake of the 1996 JonBenet Ramsey murder. Given the propensity of&#160;unusual&#160;happenings in Boulder, the Department and Chief Beckner often found themselves in&#160;the&#160;news.&#160;&#160;</p>&#13; &#13; <p>However, it wasn&#8217;t until he took over command of the JonBenet Ramsey investigation in late 1997 that he became known across the country by those interested in the bizarre nature of JonBenet&#8217;s death. While the case has never been solved, Chief Beckner was able instrumental in&#160;bringing order to the investigation and played a role in getting the case to a grand jury. Most of the local media respected Chief Beckner for his honesty and straightforward approach.&#160;</p>&#13; &#13; <p>Mark Beckner still lives in Colorado and&#160;uses&#160;his law enforcement experience and writing skills&#160;to create thrilling, dramatic, and suspenseful murder mysteries.&#160;</p>&#13; &#13; <p>His first book,&#160;Behind The Lies,&#160;has received&#160;highly positive reviews. It comprises three crime dramas involving murder, mystery, action and suspense. His second book is scheduled to be out in late September, 2021.&#160;</p>&#13; &#13; <p/>