'A. B. Patterson is an Australian writer who knows first-hand about corruption, power, crime and sex. He was a Detective Sergeant in the WA Police, working in paedophilia and vice, and a former Chief Investigator with the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption.
'Born in Sydney, he grew up in Europe, returning to Australia when 18 and soon commencing his career in law enforcement, and other government agencies.' (https://www.asauthors.org/memberportfolios/a-b-patterson )