Episode 48: If You’re a Writer, You’re a Writer - Talking with Author David Swinson

Talks, Tactics and Tequila

David Swinson is the author of the critically acclaimed Frank Marr trilogy, The Second Girl, Crime Song and Trigger. He is also the author of City on the Edge. After attending California State University as a film major, he booked and promoted punk rock and alternative music at Fender’s Ballroom and Bogart’s Nightclub in Long Beach. In 1990, while having drinks with Timothy Leary and friend, Bill Stankey, in Leary’s home in Beverly Hills, an idea for an offbeat buddy film entitled “Roadside Prophets” was conceived. Hunter S. Thompson was also included in the project. The film starred John Doe (of the band X) and Adam Horovitz (of the Beastie Boys) and featured Timothy Leary, John Cusack, David Carradine and Arlo Guthrie. In 1994, Swinson pursued another passion – law enforcement. He returned to his home base of Washington DC, where he entered the Police Academy and joined the Metropolitan Police Department. In 1998, Swinson was assigned to the Third District Detectives Office as an investigator, where he covered offenses ranging from burglary and armed robbery to homicide. In 2000, he was promoted to detective and was assigned to the department’s Special Investigations Bureau/Major Crimes, and where he was the lead investigator in the District of Columbia for investigating serial burglaries, high profile cases and organized criminal operations related to narco-fencing. www.davidswinson.com Tequila: Skelly Blanco www.azulejostequila.com Join the conversation on the Talks Tactics and Tequila Facebook Page !