My Article About My Small Town Cops in Mystery Readers Journal
Rocky Bluff P.D. Mystery Series by F. M. (Marilyn) Meredith Rocky Bluff is a fictional small beach community located between Santa Barbara and Ventura, in Southern California. It is much like the beach community where I lived with my family years ago. My son-in-law began his police career in the real town and his tales about what went on during his shifts and other times are what inspired me to create this series. Besides the mystery, the plots also include what is going on with the officers’ families and how that affects the job—and of course how what happens on the job affects the family. The first in the series, Final Respects , introduces several characters who continue through the rest of the series. Officer Doug Milligan who is the main character in this mystery often plays the starring role in subsequent stories. Officer Ryan Strickland, a publicity hound, has a pivotal role in this first book. As the series continues, he is the one who changes the mos