PATRICK H. MOORE recently retired after working for 20 years as a Los Angeles based Investigator and Sentencing Mitigation Specialist. During the period, he worked on over 500 drug trafficking, sex crime, violent crime and white collar fraud cases.

Patrick started All Things Crime Blog in 2013. For several years it was one of the most popular crime blogs in America. Patrick studied English Literature and Creative Writing at San Francisco State University. While in college, Patrick published numerous short stories and novel excerpts.

More recently, in 2014, his first thriller, “Cicero’s Dead,” was published by US iNdIe Books. It was a finalist in the Thriller category in the Beverly Hills Book Award Contest. “27 Days” is Patrick’s first traditionally published novel. It was a finalist in the Thriller category in the 2023 American Fiction Awards. Patrick's next published novel, "Rogues & Patriots," was a finalist in the Thriller category in the 2024 American Fiction Awards. It was also named to the Killer Nashville Judges' Top Pick List in the Thriller category for the 2025 Silver Falchion Awards. Patrick's new Nick Crane thriller, "Giant Steps" will be published on September 29, 2025.