John Hoda learned more about investigating from Sherlock Holmes than from the Police Academy
John Hoda is the author of the FBI Agent Marsha O’Shea procedural series and the Gwendolyn Strong Cozy series. He's working on his next book, Hyde. You can find out more about him on his website, www.johnhoda.com, or by clicking here, read his last post here, and buy his books here. Before I donned a police uniform in 1976 (below), I was an avid reader of police procedurals, notably Joseph Wambaugh and Patricia Cornwell. They inspired to me and taught me how to be emotionally prepared for some of the more gut-wrenching parts of the job. Serpico by Peter…