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Gerald Petievich is a Serbian-American writer of crime novels, most notably To Live and Die in L.A. and The Quality of the Informant. [1] He was a United States Secret Service Special Agent from 1970 to 1985.
Gerald Petievich belongs to that tiny group of writers who came to crime fiction from careers in law enforcement. He has been an Army counterspy and a U.S. Secret Service agent, using his real life experiences to achieve verisimilitude in his fiction.
The Truth About “J. Edgar” By Gerald Petievich. J. Edgar Hoover, head of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1961. The reviews are mixed about Clint Eastwood's new movie about J. Edgar Hoover, the longtime, controversial director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Gerald Petievich's inside knowledge of law enforcement makes this book come alive in several different ways and directions, all at once. His protagonist, Special Agent Pete Garrison, is believable, attractive, and action-oriented, a character the reader 'pulls for' throughout the entire book.
Complete order of Gerald Petievich books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
Gerald Petievich has 29 books on Goodreads with 1392 ratings. Gerald Petievich’s most popular book is To Live and Die in L.A..
Gerald Petievich was born on 15 October 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), The Sentinel (2006) and Boiling Point (1993).
