James once did a good thing. He now lives a quiet life and is happy with his lot, which is all that really matters. He's been compelled to write ever since he can remember.
J.J. Patrick - or JP to those who know that he's nothing but trouble - was born in the New Forest and did most of his growing up in Derbyshire.
He served as a police officer for ten years, resigning from New Scotland Yard having acted as a whistle-blower, kicking off a parliamentary inquiry into the manipulation of crime figures by the police. He received open praise at the highest levels, for his integrity.
At a bit of a loose end - largely being seen as an unemployable risk to skeletons in closets everywhere - he opened a pub. Wrestling a road closure, along with his own demons and ghosts, he was bankrupted and lost everything in the spring of 2016.
If you knew him, you'd say that the broken pieces fit together much better nowadays.
Should you wish to keep up with his often ludicrous and frenetic antics, you can find him on Twitter as @j_amesp
