Read a Good Book Lately? : DAVID JANSSEN-Our Conversations by Michael Phelps

In October of 1965 I had the honor of meeting Mr. DAVID JANSSEN and his lovely wife Ellie. Over the next fifteen years, David and I became good friends and I enjoyed hundreds of conversations with him. David Janssen suffered a massive heart attack and passed away on February 13, 1980. In late October of 1987, I had a chance encounter with Ellie Janssen at the world famous JOCKEY CLUB in Miami, Florida. Ellie had relocated to Miami from Las Vegas and was applying for membership in the Jockey Club, of which I was then serving on the Board of Governors. We began a friendship and I asked why she had not written a book about her marriage, her life with David. At that time I was employed as the Chief Investigator for a prominent Miami law firm which specialized in criminal defense. After a couple of false starts with "Ghost Writers", I read what they had written and suggested to Ellie that she and I could write her book together. Thus began a four years collaboration and in December of 1994, "DAVID JANSSEN-MY FUGITIVE" was published in hardcover by Lifetime Books, Inc., with Paperback editions following in 1995, 1996 and 1997. Based upon the success of this book, and my early retirement from the law firm, I chose to embark on the challenging career of being a Writer. However, I promised myself I would never co-author another book with anyone, especially the ex-wife of a celebrity. I chose to write about something I know well; Police procedurals, detective novels and court room drama based on actual cases. "THE EXECUTION OF JUSTICE", my debut novel introducing the "Mike Walsh Detective Novels" is based on the brutal murder of a close friend and one time mentor of mine, Detective Sergeant Jack R. Ohrberg of the Robbery & Homicide Unit of the Indianapolis Police Department. The second novel in the "Mike Walsh Detective Novels" series is "THE JOCKEY'S JUSTICE", based on a murder case I worked on for the law firm. The release of my first novel revived interest in "DAVID JANSSEN-MY FUGITIVE", and I released the Fourth Edition in Hardcover in July of 2010. Many of David Janssen's fans and a few of his friends encouraged and inspired me to write my Memoir of my friendship with Dave over the last fifteen years of his life. Now, my long journey into the past with my friend, David Janssen has come to an end. DAVID JANSSEN-Our Conversations is ready for release by Blue Line Publishing House, Inc. in Softcover (a Hardcover edition is available by Special Order). VOLUME ONE-The Early Years, 1965-1972 (530 Pages) and VOLUME TWO-The Final Years, 1973-1980 (310 Pages). Both Volumes will also be available in E-book format, exclusively on Amazon Kindle Store. You may READ a FREE PREVIEW at David Janssen Books, www.MichaelPhelpsNovels.com