BOBO

John Bobo

Writer of fiction and non-fiction. A former investigative reporter, assistant district attorney, and motorsports executive, John enjoys pushing nouns against verbs to tell great stories. He is a member of the Crime Writers Association.

Check out his Amazon Author’s page here.

FICTION

Three Degrees From Justice

Amazon Kindle #1 Bestseller in Noir Crime Fiction

For lovers of crime novels, political thrillers, criminal justice, suspense, and mystery. 

"Fierce as it is Funny!"

--David Compton, NYT Bestselling author of The Acolyte and Impaired Judgment.

"A funny and cutting tale that examines America's Criminal Justice System in detail."

  --CrimeFictionLovers.com

"Gritty fast-paced crime fiction" 

   --ebooksoda.com

"A True Legal Thriller"

   --ChoosyBookWorm.com

Short Stories

"[Bobo's] forte may be in short stories. ." --Texas Prosecutor Magazine, July / August 2017

>> Taser Burned Badass

“Action and wisecracking in spades.” —CrimeFictionLover.com

>> The Truth Smugglers

>> Me, Myself, And Murder

>>The Family Vig

NON-FICTION

The Best Story Wins: And Other Advice for New Prosecutors

Amazon Kindle #1 Bestseller in Litigation

Amazon Kindle #1 Bestseller in One-L Legal Profession

Amazon Books Bestseller in Legal Education Profession

For new prosecutors and law students and anyone who wants to learn how to be persuasive.

"Here's the best book ever written on what it's really like to be a prosecutor and how to adapt quickly and effectively to this role."

--Lawyers Weekly

"The Best Story Wins is absolutely invaluable."

--Texas Prosecutor Magazine (Nov/Dec 2017)

"A manual for prosecuting cases that should be on the desk of every prosecutor in the country."

  --Rick Knight, Assistant Prosecutor, Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Kansas City, Missouri

"A must read...It is truly one of the best explanations of what it is to be a prosecutor in print today. John Bobo writes with an easy wit and entertaining style about the trials and tribulations of having the most serious job there is. His book thrives because he is sharing the secrets he learned by doing. I only wish that the rest of society could be convinced to pick it up.They would enjoy it and be amazed and better understand the most important role in the criminal justice system today. I am putting it on my law students reading list now ."

  --Joe McCormack, Bureau Chief, Bronx District Attorney's Office,New York & Adjunct Professor, St. John's School of Law

"In my 20 years with the Justice Department and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, I have had nearly 100 federal trials. I found The Best Story Wins to be an excellent read with incredibly helpful and practical suggestions for those prosecutors (youngand old) who will or have actually tried countless cases before juries.Any trial-large or small-is a unique experience that can be extremely stressful and fraught with indecision, trepidation, and fear; The Best Story Wins is a wonderful talisman for those volatile emotions that cannot alwavs be avoided in the hearty soul of a trial warrior ."

  --Gene Rossi, Assistant U.S.Attorney, Chief, Specials Unit, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia

"The Best Story Wins is a terrific guide on how to handle yourself as a new prosecutor."

--Rob Kepple, Executive Director, Texas District & County Attorneys Association