Gerald Petievich belongs to that tiny group of writers who came to crime fiction from careers in law enforcement. He has been an Army counterspy and a U.S. Secret Service agent, using his real life experiences to achieve verisimilitude in his fiction. His novels are known to come as close as any in the mystery- and-thriller genre to a genuine realism. Three of his novels (To Live and Die in L.A., Money Men, The Sentinel) have been produced as major motion pictures.
""13 Hillcrest Drive is a tough, unrelenting, heart-punch of a novel, and absolute proof that Gerald Petievich is the king of hardboiled noir."" —Robert Crais ""This is the real deal. It’s got momentum, grit and authenticity, a rare combination. More importantly, at the center of 13 Hillcrest Drive is a character that could only have been drawn by an author who has been there with a badge and gun and fought the good fight. Welcome back Gerald Petievich. We’ve missed you!"" —Michael Connelly ""For crime-fiction readers, it would be an egregious felony to miss one of 2025’s most exhilarating police procedural thrillers—13 Hillcrest Drive.”—Ali Karim, Shots Crime and Thriller Ezine