Jack Edward Barrett was born in Los Angeles and hails from a long line of police officers. He is a veteran of the Korean War and served in Vietnam with the US State Department. Bar...view moreJack Edward Barrett was born in Los Angeles and hails from a long line of police officers. He is a veteran of the Korean War and served in Vietnam with the US State Department. Barrett has written for television and magazines and published his first book in 2015 following his retirement after thirty-five years as a private investigator. He currently lives in Morro Bay, California.view less