Frederick Price is a retired detective lieutenant and native of Los Angeles. After discharge from the military, he joined the ranks of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Over a 33-year career he served in a variety of law enforcement assignments including patrol, vice, and special investigations. His last five years on the department were spent monitoring and investigating cases involving casino gaming, Asian organized crime, and terrorism, which lends background to his writing. His third mystery novel, "Magic Dragon," is now available.   

JUST RELEASED: MAGIC DRAGON (A Chad Belmontes mystery novel) - When the parents of an abducted seven-year-old girl ask retired Detective Sergeant Chad Belmontes to find her, he is reluctant to become involved. But when they tell him their daughter is a diabetic and in need of medication, he agrees to do what he can—with the condition that the FBI and local police are also brought into the case. However, as a recent arrival in paradise Belmontes is at a loss where to begin. It is then that his wife (Cassie) uses her knowledge of Oahu, its people, and the support of her extended family to help him unravel the first knot of the puzzle. What he discovers is a revelation that shakes him to the core, and one that no one but Belmontes believes is possible.