From NYPD to War-Torn Streets: A Cop’s Journey with Author Michael Kell Mahoney

About this episode

Michael Kell Mahoney discusses his journey from NYPD detective to author, sharing insights from his book set in Kosovo.

My guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Michael Kell Mahoney, author of the book The Land of Broken Toys. Michael Kell Mahoney is a retired New York City detective who somehow found his way from Manhattan to the Balkans. After his time with the NYPD, Michael spent two decades working internationally for the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations, and the U.S. Department of Justice as a police and security consultant. Land of Broken Toys: Kosovo is a fictional account, based on real events, from Mr. Mahoney's one year police mission in Kosovo. Michael’s writing blends reportage, reflection, and storytelling, inviting readers—and now listeners—into a landscape where the past is never far away and every story carries weight. The Land of Broken Toys: Kosovo is a crime thriller by Michael Kell Mahoney. But it is so much more than that. Readers will get a history lesson to help explain the issues in Kosovo, as well as a young cop's journey figuring out what he really wants out of life. We meet an NYPD cop named JB who wants to be a detective. However, a series of mishaps leaves him shaken and certain that he will never make detective. With that knowledge, he decides…

People in this episode

Host: Teri M Brown

Guest: Michael Kell Mahoney

Topics covered

• crime thriller
• policing
• international relations
• fiction
• author journey

Keywords

• Michael Kell Mahoney
• The Land of Broken Toys
• NYPD
• Kosovo
• crime thriller
• policing mission
• fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NYPD, U.S. Department of State, United Nations, U.S. Department of Justice

Books & works: The Land of Broken Toys, The Land of Broken Toys: Kosovo

Places: Kosovo, Manhattan, Balkans

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