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John H. Briant was born in Theresa,
New York. He served three years and three months with the 27th Infantry Division, 108th Infantry, until 1950, when he entered
the U.S. Air Force, during the Korean War. In 1953 he became a member of the New York State Police, where
he served in Troop "D" and in Troop "B." He was a Station Commander from 1960-1963.
His fascinating autobiography, “One Cop’s Story: A Life Remembered,” details
his life and service with the New York State Police.
John H. Briant is also famous for the
Adirondack detective series. The crime novels take place in the Adirondacks Mountains of New York. The
Adirondack area comprises six million acres and is larger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky, and Everglades
National Parks combined. John H. Briant introduces the character of Jason Black, retired State police member
and private investigator. Black, a man at the prime of middle age, works wholeheartedly for his world of small towns, long
lakes, and large forests, where honest people care about and reach out to help one another. John H. Briant
has written both a frightening crime adventure and a tribute to the spirit of the Adirondack.
John H. Briant is the author
of One Cop's Story: A Life Remembered; Adirondack Detective; Adirondack Detective Returns; and, Adirondack
Detective, a New Beginning.
John H. Briant said of Cop's
Story: A Life Remembered, it “reached and completed its fourth year on the market. It still is selling,
especially to young men and women interested in the field of Law Enforcement. The book in its early publication almost made
the national market, however it is still alive and well to those readers interested in the field and students participating
in Criminal Justice Studies.”
One reader of Adirondack
Detective said, “This book is a novel of engaging frightening crime adventures. In Private Investigator
JASON BLACK, The Author a former State Police member has given us a man at the prime of middle age who works wholeheartedly
for his world of small towns, long lakes, and large forests, where honest people care about and reach out to help one another.
This book is a tribute to a very special place on earth and a testimony of enduring love for the connected communities that
thrive there in The Adirondack Mountains of New York State. The reader will meet some of the people who live and work inside
of the "Blue Line." The author, the son of a logger, will introduce you to Wilt, who carves Bears out of logs with
chain saws. And, you'll meet Dale, a pilot, who flies a vintage Stinson seaplane, who sometimes takes hunters into remote
areas. It is truly a special place on earth. Read it, you'll love it.”
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