Gerald Petievich is an American crime writer.

He was a United States Secret Service

United States Secret Service

The United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...

 Special Agent from 1970 to 1985.
The following films were made of his novels: To Live and Die in LA, The Sentinel (2006 film)

The Sentinel (2006 film)

The Sentinel is a 2006 action thriller film about a veteran United States Secret Service bodyguard who is suspected as a traitor after an attempted assassination of the president reveals that someone within the Service is providing information to the assassins...

, and Boiling Point (1993 film)

Boiling Point (1993 film)

Boiling Point is a 1993 action-thriller film written and directed by James B. Harris, and starring Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Tobin Bell and Viggo Mortensen.-Plot:...

. Mr. Petievich also co wrote the screenplays for those films.

He lived in San Gabriel, California

San Gabriel, California

San Gabriel is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is named after the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, founded by Junipero Serra. The city grew outward from the mission and in 1852 became the original township of Los Angeles County. San Gabriel was incorporated in 1913...

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Works

; reprint Penguin Group USA, 1991, ISBN 9780451170521; reprint Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 1991, ISBN 9780451170460; Gerald Petievich, 2001, ISBN 9781930916005; Gerald Petievich, 2001, ISBN 9781930916159; Gerald Petievich, 2001, ISBN 9781930916173

Reviews

• "Crime writer Gerald Petievich deals in San Gabriel", Publisher's Weekly

External links

• Author's website