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| Police Authors Websites |
A Different Kind of Shepherd
Author wanted to be a priest, but
instead became a cop
Tom Basinski, author of NO GOOD DEED
(Berkley Crime Books), is a 35-year veteran
police officer who almost didn’t become a cop.
At St. Mary’s University in San Antonio,
Texas, he was in the seminary from age 18-
23. He earned a degree in English Literature
but never earned a Catholic priest’s collar.
Instead, he turned to crime—crime busting!
His police career began in 1969, in his
hometown of Flint, Michigan. He left there in
1970 to work for Chula Vista, California, a
suburb city south of San Diego. NO GOOD
DEED is his first book, but over the years he
has written over 125 true crime stories
published in various pulp magazines.
Basinski launched his professional writing
career while still a homicide detective for the
Chula Vista, California Police Department.
Along the way, he met San Diego resident
Joe Wambaugh, the retired cop who penned
best sellers like the "Onion Field" and the
Author wanted to be a priest, but
instead became a cop
Tom Basinski, author of NO GOOD DEED
(Berkley Crime Books), is a 35-year veteran
police officer who almost didn’t become a cop.
At St. Mary’s University in San Antonio,
Texas, he was in the seminary from age 18-
23. He earned a degree in English Literature
but never earned a Catholic priest’s collar.
Instead, he turned to crime—crime busting!
His police career began in 1969, in his
hometown of Flint, Michigan. He left there in
1970 to work for Chula Vista, California, a
suburb city south of San Diego. NO GOOD
DEED is his first book, but over the years he
has written over 125 true crime stories
published in various pulp magazines.
Basinski launched his professional writing
career while still a homicide detective for the
Chula Vista, California Police Department.
Along the way, he met San Diego resident
Joe Wambaugh, the retired cop who penned
best sellers like the "Onion Field" and the
Black Marble. Wambaugh’s success inspired Basinski to branch out into books.
Basinski has been a contributing editor of the award-winning Law Enforcement
Quarterly, the publication of the San Diego District Attorney and San Diego
Magazine. NO GOOD DEED, is a true crime story set in San Diego. It
took three years to solve and has many twists and turns on the road to
conviction. The book is scheduled for release by Berkley True Crime Books
May 3, 2006. Tom and his wife, Judy, have two grown sons. They live in Chula
Vista, California.
Basinski has been a contributing editor of the award-winning Law Enforcement
Quarterly, the publication of the San Diego District Attorney and San Diego
Magazine. NO GOOD DEED, is a true crime story set in San Diego. It
took three years to solve and has many twists and turns on the road to
conviction. The book is scheduled for release by Berkley True Crime Books
May 3, 2006. Tom and his wife, Judy, have two grown sons. They live in Chula
Vista, California.
Police-Writers.com
Tom Basinski is a 35-year veteran of the Chula Vista Police Department who almost
didnt become a cop. When he was 18 years old Tom entered the seminary at St. Marys
University in San Antonio, Texas. While he earned a degree in English Literature, he
never earned a Catholic priests collar. In 1969, after finishing college, Tom returned to
his hometown where he joined the police department. In 1970, he traveled to California
and joined the Chula Vista Police Department. Over the next 34 years, Tom would not
only become a homicide detective but an acknowledged writer of true crime short
stories.
While No Good Deed is his first book, over the years he has written over 125 true crime
stories published in various pulp magazines. As a homicide detective and magazine
writer Tom would meet a fellow police author and San Diego resident Joseph
Wambaugh. Wambaugh who penned best sellers such as the "Onion Field," The Blue
Knight and Black Marble inspired Tom to write No Good Deed.
Before he published his first book, Basinski has been a contributing editor of the
award-winning Law Enforcement Quarterly, the publication of the San Diego District
Attorney and San Diego Magazine. No Good Deed is a true crime story set in San Diego.
The actual case took three years to solve and had many twists and turns on the road to
the suspects conviction.
Tom Basinski is a 35-year veteran of the Chula Vista Police Department who almost
didnt become a cop. When he was 18 years old Tom entered the seminary at St. Marys
University in San Antonio, Texas. While he earned a degree in English Literature, he
never earned a Catholic priests collar. In 1969, after finishing college, Tom returned to
his hometown where he joined the police department. In 1970, he traveled to California
and joined the Chula Vista Police Department. Over the next 34 years, Tom would not
only become a homicide detective but an acknowledged writer of true crime short
stories.
While No Good Deed is his first book, over the years he has written over 125 true crime
stories published in various pulp magazines. As a homicide detective and magazine
writer Tom would meet a fellow police author and San Diego resident Joseph
Wambaugh. Wambaugh who penned best sellers such as the "Onion Field," The Blue
Knight and Black Marble inspired Tom to write No Good Deed.
Before he published his first book, Basinski has been a contributing editor of the
award-winning Law Enforcement Quarterly, the publication of the San Diego District
Attorney and San Diego Magazine. No Good Deed is a true crime story set in San Diego.
The actual case took three years to solve and had many twists and turns on the road to
the suspects conviction.
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