Dennis N. Griffin
Dennis N. Griffin was born and raised in Rome, New York.
After being honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1966, he returned to
central New York. He is married and has four adult children. The Griffins
currently split their time between New York State and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mr. Griffin spent over 20 years in investigations and law
enforcement in New York State, retiring in 1995 as Director of Investigations
for the New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center. In 1996 he began
to write his first novel,
The Morgue. He currently has six
mystery/thrillers published.
In 2002, he turned his attention to nonfiction and wrote
Policing Las Vegas, a history of law enforcement in Las Vegas and Clark
County. Policing was released in April 2005. His second nonfiction,
The Battle for Las Vegas, is the story of reputed Chicago Outfit enforcer
Tony Spilotro’s reign in Vegas. It is told in large part by the former FBI
agents and detectives who actually fought the war against Tony and his gang.
Battle is scheduled for release in early 2006.
For more information visit:
http://www.authorsden.com/dennisngriffin.
New:
Turning Point.
(09/15/05)
The introduction
to Griffin's upcoming book entitled The Battle for Las Vegas — The Law vs.
the Mob. The book chronicles the wide-ranging, criminal exploits of Chicago
Outfit enforcer Tony Spilotro, the mobster portrayed by Joe Pesci in the movie
Casino, and law enforcement's belabored efforts to oust the Mafia from
Vegas. It is told in large part by the former FBI agents and detectives who
fought the war against Spilotro and his Hole-in-the-Wall Gang. The
book is scheduled for publication by Huntington Press in early 2006.
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