John Rosskopf

John Rosskopf was born and raised in Sacramento, California. It is a city he loves. He has watched it grow from a small city to the significant metropolitan area it is today. He was educated locally. He has a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Davis; an M.A. in international affairs from Sacramento State University; and a J.D. from the University of the Pacific's, McGeorge School of Law. He is an attorney, lecturer and author. He has practiced law in Sacramento for approximately 30 years, and was a lecturer in political science for 12 years.

John is an avid and avaricious reader of mysteries and thriller/suspense books. Some of his favorites are the Harry Bosch and Lincoln Lawyer series by Michael Connelly; the October Daye series by Seanan McGwuire; the IQ series by Joe Ide; the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs; and, the Kinsey Milhone alphabet murder series by Sue Grafton. John is currently reading the Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series by Robert Crais.

Now John has created his own private investigator. His fictional private detective, Jake Powers, has an office in a downtown Sacramento building formerly (and popularly) known as the Wong Center. Jake's exploits take him all around the greater Sacramento area, and the San Francisco Bay Area to the west and Lake Tahoe and Nevada to the east.

The first two mysteries, Epiphany's Murder and Keeping Chastity Alive, are available on Amazon today in ebook or paperback form. John is currently working on Book 3 in the series, Requiem for Tuesday. It should be available in late 2024. John has at least two other books planned for this series, April Mourning, and Ashley's Dilemma.

Sacramento is not a unique locale for a private detective series. Shamus and Anthony award winning author Karen Kijewski located her butt kicking female private eye, Kat Colorado, in Sacramento, as did award winning author Joyce Kriege. Joyce's mysteries were the Talk Radio Mysteries.

John currently lives in Sacramento with his wife Marian, and their two cats, Max and Tiny.