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DiAnn Mills, award winning author of 

Expect an Adventure fiction, teams up with the FBI? I don't know about you, but I'm intrigued!

FBI - The Real Deal

I'd seen enough suspense movies to note the animosity between the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. “Out of the way, fellas. I’m with the FBI, and we’re handling this.” At least that's what I believed until the first night at FBI Houston Citizens Academy where I’d been selected as an honored participant.

            Granted I was really nervous. I’d been fingerprinted and waited to make sure I hadn’t done something that would cause me to get arrested. I didn’t think I’d broken any laws, but who knows? I’d gone through a few yellow lights. I passed inspection and made my way to a conference room with thirty people, all from various backgrounds from the Houston area.

            I watched a presentation given by an FBI special agent and a police detective. The two men had worked together to solve a cold case, one that is the basis of The Survivor.  My research had been information found online and through the FBI’s media coordinator, but I hadn't seen video footage of the interrogation or how the nine-year-old little girl looked after having her throat cut. I choked back sobs because I knew the case passionately, and I'd been in contact with the victim—now a grown woman, married, and expecting her first child. I discovered how well an FBI special agent and a police detective teamed up using their strengths to solve a horrendous crime. I took this information and wrote a story loosely based on the real crime. Other agents and police officers were involved. The investigators were determined to find the man who’d harmed this child and refused to give up until an arrest was made. That was their goal and it guided them throughout the investigation.

            Back to learning how far too many movies have the details wrong. The FBI does join forces with other agencies. They all have the same goals: solve crimes and prevent other acts of injustice. Methods and procedures of different law enforcement agencies vary, and that’s why the process is successful. Team work—everyone gives their best. Granted some individuals may not get along well with others, but that's life.

            Are you curious about the areas covered by the FBI? Take a look at http://www.fbi.gov. On their website you’ll learn how to contact them and see the photos and stats of the most wanted list. You’ll discover the FBI’s expertise and could even apply for a job. Now ... if I were a little younger I’d consider a new career.

            The next time you think you're watching an authentic TV show or movie where the rough and tough special agent shoves aside police officers, the writer didn't get his facts right. And you’ll have the correct answers because you visited the FBI’s website!

            What was the last TV show or movie you saw with law enforcement officials? Leave a comment to win a personalized copy of The Survivor. 

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Award-winning author DiAnn Mills is a fiction writer who combines an adventuresome spirit with unforgettable characters to create action-packed, suspense-filled novels. DiAnn's first book was published in 1998. She currently has more than fifty books published.

Her titles have appeared on the CBA and ECPA bestseller lists and have won placements through American Christian Fiction Writer's Carol Awards and Inspirational Reader's Choice awads. DiAnn won the Christy Award in 2010 and 2011.

DiAnn is a founding board member for ACFW and a member of Inspirational Writers Alive, Romance Writers of America, and Advanced Writers and Speakers Association. She speaks to Various groups and teaches writing workshops around the country. DiAnn is also the Craftsman mentor for the Jerry B Jenkins Christians Writers Guild. 

DiAnn and her husband live in sunny Houston, Texas.