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Tribal Officer Tyler Brown pens thriller
hero of the best-selling police pro-
cedural series created by Michael
Connelly.
<I9ve always had a strong passion
for writing, and I9m planning to
make this into a series,= Brown
said. <The second book is already
written. The character ages and
shows growth throughout the se-
ries. I like that I can write a story
people can connect with. It9s some-
thing I9ve always wanted to do.=
<Tribal Honor,= is available now
from Amazon and Barnes and
Noble. The orst signing was held
locally at ShredCity Fitness in the
author9s hometown of Dallas on
Sunday, Dec.10.
TG Thriller Publication was
formed by Brown to publish the
book, working with an agent for
new author distribution. It is now
available in bookstores in all major
cities, and an audio version with
narrator Andrew Tell will be out
in the coming weeks via Audio and
Apple Books.
<Tribal Honor= is dedicated to
Brown9s aunt, Tribal spouse Liz
Leno, who worked for the Confed-
erated Tribes of Grand Ronde for
many years and walked on earlier
this year. þ
By Sherron Lumley
Smoke Signals staff writer
The debut novel by Grand Ronde
Tribal Police Cpl. Tyler Brown,
<Tribal Honor,= hit stands Tuesday,
Dec. 5, published by TG Thriller
Publication.
The author is a Grand Ronde
Tribal member and also a part-time
detective with the Polk County
Sheriff9s Ofoce. He writes the book
under the pen name, <T.G. Brown.=
<Writing started as therapy,=
Brown said. <I was inspired by
authors who turned real-life ex-
perience into exciting fictional
stories.=
<Tribal Honor= is for adult read-
ers due to its sometimes graphic
content. It falls within the crime
thriller, action and police proce-
dural genres, with a key theme
being the brotherhood in law en-
forcement.
The case pulls the reader in
quickly with heroes just as complex
as the villains, such as central good
guy Warren Lawson, a Tribal police
ofocer on the octional Jericho Na-
tion Reservation.
<I don9t want a too-perfect charac-
ter,= Brown said of his nawed hero.
<I want him to be relatable.=
The character9s vibe draws on the
author9s experience in law enforce-
ment, skill as a defensive tactics
instructor and what he calls the
<dark part of life.=
<The darkness is a powerful
force,= Brown said. <It takes a part
of you. One character embraced it
and one did everything not to. I9ve
experienced that myself. It hits you,
you9re human.=
For martial arts fans, there are
detailed oght scenes that call upon
Brazilian jiu-jitsu, boxing, wres-
tling, Muay Thai and Krav Maga
techniques. The moves are de-
way of showing a close
Photo by Michelle Alaimo relationship between
two characters in the
Tribal member and Grand Ronde Tribal Police
span of a few pages,
Department Cpl. Tyler Brown, right, shakes hands
without drawing at-
with Jared Dickerson after signing a copy of his
tention away from the
book <Tribal Honor= for him during an author
central narrative.
book signing event at ShredCity Fitness in Dallas
This turning point
on Sunday, Dec. 10. <Tribal Honor,= written under
in tone is also renect-
Brown9s pen name T.G. Brown, is his debut novel.
ed in escalating con-
nict, as the plot moves
scribed in detail as Lawson battles
toward climax in a crescendo of
a murderous predator, gang war-
action and violence.
fare and twin Native brothers, who
<That9s what I wanted, to end
also want justice.
the orst novel with a bang,= Brown
Although Oregonians may recog-
said.
nize the book9s setting, as Jericho
He draws inspiration from the
Nation is placed near the actual
Jack Reacher series written by
towns of Willamina and Dallas,
English author Lee Child, as well
Brown insists the case, which deals
as Detective Harry Bosch, octional
with elder abuse, is octional.
Some characters in <Tribal Hon-
or= are also completely fictional,
whereas others are based on real
The Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department has a nonemergency
people, such as fellow Tribal ofo-
text line at 541-921-2927.
cers, the police chief and Brown9s
<If you have a nonemergency situation or question, feel free to con-
wife, Ashley.
<The Ashley character is most
tact my ofocer via text through this line,= said Grand Ronde Tribal
closely inspired by real life,= Brown
Police Chief Jake McKnight. <When one of my ofocers receives the
said, referring to the hero9s love
text, they will call you back when they have time.=
interest.
McKnight said that emergency situations still require calling 911.
This budding romance woven
For more information, contact McKnight at 503-879-1474. þ
throughout the story is mostly just
innocent banter, making the adult
content of Chapter 55 jump off the
page. Brown explained this was a
Senior Miss Grand Ronde
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