Shattered Lives

Peter Seymour joined the New South Wales Police Force in 1980 as an eighteen-year-old. He spent four years in uniform, twelve years as a detective, and eight years as a police prosecutor. His career spanned 24 years before being discharged suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in 2004. At the time of his discharge, he had attained the specialist qualifications of Designated Detective, Designated Police Prosecutor, Specialist Coronial Prosecutor, and Trained Internal Affairs Investigator. His relentless pursuit of justice was revered throughout the NSW Police Force. Peter’s books, Seven Bones and Deadly Paths, focus on the stress that murder investigations place on police and their families, as well as the families of the victims.

Jason K. Foster is an author, poet, journalist, and secondary school history teacher. He holds a Masters Degree in History and a Diploma in Languages (Spanish). He has taught in Australia, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Argentina. He has been published in American history magazines, Australian travel magazines, and poetry anthologies in the United Kingdom. He has published a number of successful books in the true crime, history, and children’s genres.

Jason K. Foster is an author, freelance journalist, and history teacher who grew up in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. He is currently studying his PhD in Media and Communication at RMIT, focusing on the representations of history in film and other media. He holds a Master’s degree, as well as degrees in Journalism, Secondary History teaching, and Spanish. Jason has presented at numerous forums, both within Australia and internationally, discussing historical research and the writing and construction of historical narratives. The author is currently based in Sydney, NSW.

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