Mike Roche

While working as both a local cop and a federal agent, Mike Roche has spent four decades chasing bad guys and conducting behavioral assessments of stalkers and assassins. He is was also an adjunct college instructor. He is the author of three fiction novels. The Blue Monster and Coins of Death are police procedurals and Karma! is a YA crime novel. For over 30 years, Mike Roche has used his communication skills to develop relationships from the gritty inner city, to boardrooms, to plush hotels. His ability to develop rapport and effectively communicate, depended on an integrative interpersonal communication system. Mike's ability to read people and interact with them was vital to his safety, as well as those he was charged with protecting. Mike retired as a Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service after 26 years. He enjoys the serenity of spending time with his family in sunny Florida. “His will be a strong new voice in crime fiction.” Michael Connelly, N.Y. Times bestselling author of the Lincoln Lawyer and Harry Bosch novels.