My Story

 

John A. Hoda is an award-winning author and headline-making investigator. Readers applaud the realism and gritty dialogue he delivers from his work on the mean streets for the past five decades. He is the show runner of the My Favorite Detective Stories podcast. John is a former insurance fraud investigator, and police officer.

Hoda graduated from Indiana Univ. of PA with a degree in Criminology. He moderates a writing craft study group and is an active member of the Fairfield Scribes, a critique group on steroids.  John was a judge in the Shamus awards in 2019. 

John has written the six-book FBI agent Marsha O’Shea police procedural series about a badass female agent trying to get her mojo back.

Mr. Hoda released his Gwendolyn Strong four-book small town traditional cozy mystery series in the fall of 2022.

He has written four how-2 books on the business side of running an investigations firm.

The podcast is heard in 79 countries with over 50,000 downloads. He interviews best-selling and award winning authors about what make their flawed fictional detectives tick.

John is starting a Kickstarter campaign for his Victorian Thriller, Hyde in 2024

He can be reached at hodagen@gmail.com.