Auteur: Michael O. Keefe

Michael O”Keefe is a poet and author from Long Island by way of Brooklyn. A retired 1st Grade Detective from the NYPD, he worked in New York for twenty-four-years, investigating Homicides and other violent crime. Born and raised on the streets described in his fiction, his characters and settings are drawn from the people he encountered there-on both sides of the law. Shot to Pieces is his first novel, published July 2016. Adopted into the curriculum by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Saint John”s University as recommended reading for all criminal justice and investigations majors at both colleges. He is presently near completion on two follow-up novels. A collection of short fiction entitled, 13 Stories-Fractured, Twisted, & Put Away Wet, was published in May of 2019, as was the short novella, Not buried Deep Enough. Michael lives on Long Island with his family.