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src="https://img.fantasticfiction.com/images/13/67530_2.jpg" width="140" height="196"> <br> <div style="height: 5em;"> <div style="font-size:small;color:gray;padding-bottom:4px;" title="The number of members following this author and the number of books they've added, updated every few days">16 followers<br>35 books added</div> <div id="follow-author"><button>Follow author</button></div> </div> </div> <div class="blurb"> <div class="authorheading"><h1 itemprop="name">David Putnam</h1><br></div><br><div class="biowrapper"><input id="morecb" class="exp" type="checkbox"><div class="biotext"><label class="morebtn" for="morecb"></label>During his law enforcement career, Deputy Dave Putnam worked primarily in California on teams for Patrol, Investigations, SWAT, Narcotics (street level and majors), Violent Crimes, Criminal Intelligence, Internal Affairs and the Detective Bureau.<br><br>He rounded out his law enforcement career with a few years in the Hawaiian Islands as a Special Agentpart of a real-life Hawaii-50 team.<br><br>Hes now retired from law enforcement and spends his time growing organic California avocados and writing, with his wife Mary and their two dogs.<br> </div></div><br><br>Genres: <a class="ameritxt" href="/genres/?gp=M">Mystery</a> </div> <div class="spacer"> </div> </div> <div class="ff1" style="min-height: 342px;"><div class="sectionhead">New and upcoming books</div><div class="recbook"><strong>June 2025</strong><br><br><a href="/p/david-putnam/imogenes-grand-fiasco.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41OPYCqZTTL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/p/david-putnam/imogenes-grand-fiasco.htm">Imogene's Grand Fiasco</a><br>(<a href="/p/david-putnam/misadventures-of-imogene-taylor/">Misadventures of Imogene Taylor</a>, book 2)</div><div class="recbook"><strong>July 2025</strong><br><br><a href="/p/david-putnam/obsessions-of-harvey-usher.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41NrL2Ov-DL._SL500_.jpg" width="120" height="185" ></a><br><a href="/p/david-putnam/obsessions-of-harvey-usher.htm">The Obsessions of Harvey Usher</a><br> </div></div><div class="spacer"></div> <div class="ff"><div class="sectionhead">Series</div><div class="sectionleft"><a href="/p/david-putnam/bruno-johnson/"><span class="ibig">Bruno Johnson</span></a><br><span id="t529968">   </span>1. <a href="/p/david-putnam/disposables.htm">The Disposables</a><span class="year"> (2014)</span><br><span id="t549990">   </span>2. <a href="/p/david-putnam/replacements.htm">The Replacements</a><span class="year"> (2015)</span><br><span id="t587828">   </span>3. <a href="/p/david-putnam/squandered.htm">The Squandered</a><span class="year"> (2016)</span><br><span id="t632791">   </span>4. <a href="/p/david-putnam/vanquished.htm">The Vanquished</a><span class="year"> (2017)</span><br><span id="t663865">   </span>5. <a href="/p/david-putnam/innocents.htm">The Innocents</a><span class="year"> (2018)</span><br><span id="t715038">   </span>6. <a href="/p/david-putnam/reckless.htm">The Reckless</a><span class="year"> (2019)</span><br><span id="t776743">   </span>7. <a href="/p/david-putnam/heartless.htm">The Heartless</a><span class="year"> (2020)</span><br><span id="t860823">   </span>8. <a href="/p/david-putnam/ruthless.htm">The Ruthless</a><span class="year"> (2021)</span><br><span id="t948780">   </span>9. <a href="/p/david-putnam/sinister.htm">The Sinister</a><span class="year"> (2022)</span><br><span id="t1032863">   </span>10. <a href="/p/david-putnam/scorned.htm">The Scorned</a><span class="year"> (2023)</span><br><span id="t1121089">   </span>11. <a href="/p/david-putnam/diabolical.htm">The Diabolical</a><span class="year"> (2024)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/p/david-putnam/disposables.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="414DVuQyDFL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/p/david-putnam/replacements.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41C8Jz-dStL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/p/david-putnam/squandered.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51fGhz9bB6L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/p/david-putnam/vanquished.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="4173mUA8hPL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><br><a href="/p/david-putnam/innocents.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="411l-bN0cCL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/p/david-putnam/reckless.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41xwc0wNH-L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/p/david-putnam/heartless.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41veyBObJ3L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/p/david-putnam/ruthless.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41rz7K3ASqL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><br><a href="/p/david-putnam/sinister.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41Gy97uzcOL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/p/david-putnam/scorned.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="61vLJJhN7SL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/p/david-putnam/diabolical.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51Gj5MjBCcL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div><div class="sectionleft"><a href="/p/david-putnam/bad-bill/"><span class="ibig">Bad Bill</span></a><br><span id="t658016">   </span>1. <a href="/p/david-putnam/fire-at-will.htm">Fire at Will</a><span class="year"> (2017)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/p/david-putnam/fire-at-will.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51kyvzsvaOL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div><div class="sectionleft"><a href="/p/david-putnam/dave-beckett/"><span class="ibig">Dave Beckett</span></a><br><span id="t1048233">   </span>1. <a href="/p/david-putnam/fearsome-moonlight-black.htm">A Fearsome Moonlight Black</a><span class="year"> (2022)</span><br><span id="t1111701">   </span>2. <a href="/p/david-putnam/lonesome-blood-red-sun.htm">A Lonesome Blood-Red Sun</a><span class="year"> (2023)</span><br></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/p/david-putnam/fearsome-moonlight-black.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41FgpVHPGjL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/p/david-putnam/lonesome-blood-red-sun.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="51o13J9gM1L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div><div class="sectionleft"><a href="/p/david-putnam/misadventures-of-imogene-taylor/"><span class="ibig">Misadventures of Imogene Taylor</span></a><br><span id="t1317281">   </span>1. <a href="/p/david-putnam/blind-devotion-of-imogene.htm">The Blind Devotion of Imogene</a><span class="year"> (2024)</span><br><span id="t1431388">   </span>2. <a href="/p/david-putnam/imogenes-grand-fiasco.htm">Imogene's Grand Fiasco</a><span class="year"> (2025)</span><br></span></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/p/david-putnam/blind-devotion-of-imogene.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41YYW-eQi6L._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a><a href="/p/david-putnam/imogenes-grand-fiasco.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-US="41OPYCqZTTL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" ></a></div><div class="spacer"> </div></div><div class="ff"><div class="sectionhead">Novels</div><div class="sectionleft"><span id="t668657">   </span><a href="/p/david-putnam/bun-boy-of-baker.htm">The Bun Boy of Baker</a><span class="year"> (2017)</span><br><span id="t1431389">   </span><a href="/p/david-putnam/obsessions-of-harvey-usher.htm">The Obsessions of Harvey Usher</a><span class="year"> (2025)</span><br></span></div><div class="sectionright"><a href="/p/david-putnam/bun-boy-of-baker.htm"><img alt="thumb" src="/img/_.png" data-GB="51txamD7eyL._SL500_.jpg" data-US="51om0qUY8QL._SL500_.jpg" width="80" height="120" 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