I spent over 22 years in law enforcement, and I always had opportunities to upgrade my skills, attend training courses and network with other investigators. When I retired in 2009 to run my own training and consulting company, I found that it was not that easy anymore. There are certainly online groups and social networks to join, but I was attracted to and joined IAI because of their commitment to training and skill development, Elite Training Days, along with networking opportunities, but mostly because of the ethical principles and standards of practice which they exhibit.
What do you think is the biggest value IAI brings to the industry?
The biggest value IAI brings is training and skill development to an area that has largely been neglected within the law enforcement community, which is where I spent more than two decades. Interviewing skills help to set the foundation and direction for investigations, and the information we get through properly conducted interviews and interrogations is invaluable to reaching the truth within any investigative inquiry.
Do you use social media? If so, which ones?
Did you know IAI was on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn?
Yes, and YouTube as well!
What are some of your career passions?
I am writing two books. One on Investigative Statement Analysis, and the other on Investigative Interviewing, so I am really looking forward to those being completed. I am passionate about bringing my skills and training to law enforcement nationwide, since that is where I dedicated my service for so many years. But I am equally passionate about transitioning the value of what I do and teach into the business world, insurance industry and the financial industry as well. These are "people skills" not just detective skills. Building rapport, effective communication, enhancing memory, developing trust, reading people effectively and distinguishing between truthfulness and deception just to name a few, are skills that most executives would want to have, and they would want their personnel trained with these skills as well. But I am especially passionate about bringing value into the insurance industry which loses billions of dollars needlessly each year to insurance fraud. I have done some analysis of the interviewing process and practices of many insurance adjustors, investigators and SIU personnel, and there is significant room for improvement.
What are you most grateful for throughout your career?
My faith, my family and my friends.
What made you want to start your own company?
Passion. I have a passion for investigative interviewing, criminal interrogation, investigative statement analysis, detecting deception and credibility assessment, so what better way to spend my days than reading, writing, researching, and teaching what I am passionate about!
Can you identify a learning opportunity you recently participated in that you thought was dynamite?
I find learning opportunities every day. Recently I read an article in Mindful magazine about finding your "sweet spot" in life where you are most effective, productive and happiest. We often get so busy with our work and other stuff in our lives that we lose sight of what's really important. We often find ourselves being very busy, but at the same time being less productive, because we are not getting the stuff done that matters.
The Way of the SEAL: Think Like an Elite Warrior to Lead and Succeed" by Mark Divine, a former U.S. Navy SEAL Commander.
A SEAL Team Leader on a mission to combat terrorists.
1) A blow-up raft 2) A paddle 3) Enough food and water to last 6 months!
"Heat" with Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro.


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Author of Queen of Thorns, Master of Devils, Prince of Wolves, and other fanciful stuff.
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
I almost wish I'd seen Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame before writing Master of Devils. The titular Di Renjie is an exiled investigator, not unlike my Count Jeggare, and I now see Andy Lau's striking face whenever I envision the venture-captain.
Some call Detective Dee a Tang Dynasty Sherlock Holmes (the Guy Ritchie version), an apt simplification that covers both the premise and details such as a hint of steampunk and the occasionally dodgy CGI. I Sammo Hung's action choreography and the breathless blend of action and magic that recalls director Tsui Hark's classic 1990s fantasies.
Based on the novel by Lin Qianyu*, the plot offers an excellent template for a Pathfinder adventure. Commanded by the Empress to investigate apparently supernatural murders, Di and a pair of suspicious assistants (including Deng Chau, pictured) explore such exotic locations as a colossal Buddha, the Imperial city, and a subterranean Phantom Market. If the procedural elements are not always convincing, the intrigue, spectacle, and over-the-top action more than make up for the fuzzy border between logic and magic.
Gamers will enjoy the fantasy elements, my favorite of which is Di's sword-shaped mace, able to detect the weak point of any object and destroy it with a blow. Spontaneous combustion, magical disguises, clockwork traps, and conjured animals fit neatly into a Pathfinder game.
At film festivals, I usually skip movies I've already seen or expect to see soon. I'm making an exception for Judge Dee, since I'd like to see it among fellow fans in anticipation of Pathfinder's Tian Xia setting this summer.
* Western audiences met Di Renjie, inspired by an historical figure, through the pulp novels of Robert van Gulik, who called him Judge Dee. Other characters from the film, including the Empress, are also based loosely on real persons.
Labels: Movies, Pathfinder Tales
Queen of Thorns
Radovan & the count among the elves. And demons. And there's kind of a lot of nudity.
Radovan & Jeggare Chronology Updated
Most of my recent work features Count Varian Jeggare and his hellspawn bodyguard, Radovan. You can dive in at any point. While there is a &q...
Red Cliff (2008)
We celebrated October with scary movies each Tuesday, but I'd forgotten to cue up the DVD, so one night began with previews. All the chatte...
Donnie Yen is Qinglong (Green Dragon), the foremost member of the Jinyi Wei, a secret police force serving the emperor. Brutally selected an...
News of the upcoming The Sorcerer and the White Snake reminds me of one of my favorite Chinese fantasy films. Like many Hong Kong films, Ts...
Hero (2002) is the first in a thematic trilogy of wuxia films by director Zhang Yimou, previously known for art-house dramas like Raise the...
Tell Me about My Character
If you'd like a shot at winning a copy of Queen of Thorns plus one of the limited-edition Radovan miniatures plus a copy of the excel...
Guest Post: Robin D. Laws
Getting Tense The Worldwound Gambit , my new Pathfinder Tales book from Paizo, is written in the present tense. Although this might be an...
The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk
In North America, this Jet Li vehicle is known in a slightly different edit as The Legend . Released just two years after Li established him...
Pathfinder Tales Three-for-All
illustration by Eric Belisle © Paizo Publishing, LLC® Until the end of January, the classic buy-two-get-one-free sale hits Pathfinder T...
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
What I've been calling "kung fu" movies consist of a wide variety of films from high fantasy to historical action dramas. Even within the na...
Dave's Other Sites
Black Gate Magazine
Grubb Street
Kobold Quarterly
Telling Secrets
Sample of The Worldwound Gambit
Before Prince of Wolves
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame...
SIFF & PaizoCon
Master of Devils
Radovan & the Count in Tian Xia.
Prince of Wolves
The first Pathfinder Tales novel.
Winter Witch
Co-written with Forgotten Realms sensation Elaine Cunningham.
Tales of the Far West
Check out my homage to Chang Cheh and the Venoms Mob in "Crippled Avengers." This fantastic anthology is available in print and for every major electronic reader.
Lord of Stormweather
The final Sembia novel.
Dave's first full-length novel, with a gorgeous Terese Nielsen cover.
The Halls of Stormweather
The novella "Thirty Days" introduces the characters of Black Wolf.

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Excellent in taste and in fragrance. I only wish that the shredded texture would be thicker.
It's hard to find shredded coconut without additives so I was glad to find this! I plan to use it to make coconut milk for my dairy allergic daughter.
This coconut has excellent flavour and value. I made a coconut cream pie and used it in the crust and filling. Everyone said it was delicious!
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I love it on my salad.


While sensei is the main instructor in our club, all of our senior students will step in when required to either cover a class or to work with an individual or small group to give more focused instruction.
They can be a great source of knowledge, and in our dojo they are often the source of most of the banter.
Petra Roe 3rd Dan Known as Pet.
I started training in 2004 at the HTKA, and helped Sensei Jason establish the Eastleigh Dojo when it opened in 2013.
Favourite part of training: Kata.
Best karate moment so far: Hearing 'Petra Roe: San-Dan' from Nakamura Sensei at the sayonara party of the 2018 European Gasshuku in London.
Karate has had such a positive influence on my life. It has taken me to countries that I would have never visited, and introduced me to people that I may never had met; many of whom I think of as family now.
Karate has helped me develop a confidence and inner strength that has been invaluable both inside and outside of the dojo.
I started training in 2009 at the HTKA where I met Sensei Jason and most of our current seniors.
When Sensei Jason opened the Eastleigh Dojo I joined him to continue my training.
Least favourite part of training: Push ups!
Best karate moment so far: Grading to Shodan in 2015.
I love the fact that the club is friendly and relaxed while still training hard.
Karen Holloway 1st Dan nickname: Jamaica.
Best karate moment so far: Successfully grading to Shodan in 2018.


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