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Christopher Valen
Christopher Valen is the author of eight works of fiction featuring Colombian born St. Paul Homicide Detective John Santana, White Tombs (2008), The Black Minute (2009), Bad Weeds ...view moreChristopher Valen is the author of eight works of fiction featuring Colombian born St. Paul Homicide Detective John Santana, White Tombs (2008), The Black Minute (2009), Bad Weeds Never Die (2011), Bone Shadows (2012), Death's Way (2014), The Darkness Hunter (2015), Speak For The Dead (2017), and The Price Of Life (2021).Bone Shadows won the Midwest Independent Publisher's Award for Best Mystery/Thriller.Christopher is also the author of the historical noir murder mystery City Of Stones (2019) along with author Dan Cohen.Christopher is a graduate of the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Citizen Academy and has many contacts and resources in the law enforcement community. He lives in Minnesota and Arizona with his Colombian born wife, Martha.view less