John A. Hoda

J A Hoda is a crime fiction writer, real-life private detective, and podcaster of My Favorite Detective Stories. He is a former insurance fraud investigator and police officer. Hoda graduated from Indiana Univ. of Pa with a degree in Criminology.

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. He has written four how 2 books on the business side of private investigations and coaches private eyes at www.ThePICoach.com. The podcast is heard in 79 countries with over 50,000 downloads. He interviews best-selling and award-winning authors about what makes their flawed fictional detectives tick. John is a licensed private investigator and has owned his own firm for 25 years. He is a former insurance fraud investigator and police officer. John graduated from Indiana Univ. of Pa with a degree in Criminology.
John is set to release his Gwendolyn Strong small-town cozy mystery series in the fall of 2022.