Hard country by michael mcgarrity biography
Hard country by michael mcgarrity biography
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Michael McGarrity
American novelist
Michael McGarrity (born 1940) is a New Mexican author and former law enforcement officer.
He has written a dozen crime novels set in New Mexico and the American West trilogy, historical novels also set in New Mexico consisting of Hard Country, Backlands and The Last Ranch. As deputy sheriff of Santa Fe County he founded their sex crimes unit.[1]
Early life
McGarrity attended the University of New Mexico for three years and graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor's degree with distinction in English and Psychology.
He earned a Master's degree in clinical social work from the University of Iowa and is a graduate of the New Mexico Law Enforcement academy.[2]
Career
Legal career and nonfiction writing
In addition to law enforcement work, he has been an investigator and caseworker for the New Mexico Public Defender's Office.[2] He worked on rehabilitating prison programs after the