About the author

Kathy Bennett

<p>Kathy Bennett is no stranger to murder and mayhem. She served twenty-nine years with the Los Angeles Police Department&mdash;eight as a civilian employee and twenty-one years as a sworn police officer.She spent most of her career working patrol, but Kathy was also a firearms instructor, a crime analyst in the &ldquo;War Room&rdquo;, a field-training officer, a senior lead officer, and a plainclothes officer for various assignments.She was named Officer of the Year in 1997.&nbsp;</p> <p></p> <p>Kathy writes the popular Deadly Thriller Series. Barnes and Noble chose&nbsp;<em>A Deadly Blessing</em>as a Best Book of 2012. Police officers throughout the world praise Kathy for her authentic stories and &ldquo;getting police work right.&rdquo;</p> <p></p> <p>Her husband is also a retired Los Angeles Police Officer. They have one daughter and two grandchildren.&nbsp;Kathy likes to go hiking with her husband and their two Labrador retrievers&mdash;incorporating photography into many of their adventures.&nbsp;</p>