The Vanquished

By David Putnam

• Booklist sums up Putnam's Bruno Johnson series: "Bruno Johnson believes so passionately in justice that he'll lie, cheat, and steal to achieve it—and he'll pulverize anybody who gets in his way."
• Bestselling author David Putnam spent 31 years in law enforcement, working Narcotics, Career Criminal Division, FBI Violent Crimes Team, Criminal Intelligence, Internal Affairs
• Author won the following awards in law enforcement: Life Saving Award for saving a drowning paraplegic in a fast flowing aquaduct, and Medal of Bravery for a lone foot pursuit of an armed robbery suspect who grabbed a five-year-old child as a hostage.
• The Vanquished is the fourth book in the Bruno Johnson series (The Replacements, The Disposables, The Squandered)
• Previous books in the Bruno Johnson series, The Disposables and The Replacements, were one of only three finalists for the T. Jefferson Parker Mystery award (from SCIBA). Both were also finalists for the USA Best Book Awards in the Thriller category
• David Putnam lives in southern California

• Language: English
• Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
• Release date: Feb 7, 2017
• ISBN: 9781608092178

David Putnam

During his career in law enforcement, best-selling author David Putnam has worked in narcotics, violent crimes, criminal intelligence, hostage rescue, SWAT, and internal affairs, to name just a few. He is the recipient of many awards and commendations for heroism. A Lonesome Blood-Red Sun is the second novel in the Dave Beckett, Bone Detective series. Putnam is also the author of the very popular Bruno Johnson series. The Sinister is the ninth novel in the best-selling Bruno Johnson Crime Series, following The Disposables, The Replacements, The Squandered, The Vanquished, The Innocents, The Reckless, The Heartless, and The Ruthless. Putnam lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife, Mary.