Paul Betit - Maine's Own Military Crime Novelist and Newspaperman
A Maine newspaperman, Betit is the author of three military crime novels featuring U.S. Army CID investigator John Murphy.\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 In November 2016, BeeMan Books published\xa0Let Me Tell A Story,\xa0a mix of short fiction and memoir. Half of the stories in this collection take place in Maine. A number of them were inspired by Betit\u2019s experiences during the Vietnam War and its aftermath.\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 The crime novels,\xa0Phu Bai, Kagnew Station\xa0and\xa0The Man In The Canal,\xa0follow the adventures of U.S. Army CID investigator John Murphy during the Vietnam War era.\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Betit served four years as an intelligence analyst with the United States Army Security Agency. He earned Letters of Commendation for his work while serving tours of duty in South Vietnam and Ethiopia. Two of his crime novels are set in those countries.\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 A graduate of the University of Maine, Betit has worked as a general assignment reporter or as a sportswriter for more than 40 years, including stints with the Kennebec Journal, Maine's oldest daily newspaper in Augusta, and the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram, Maine's largest daily and weekly newspapers.\n\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Betit lives in Brunswick, Maine, with his wife, Debbie. They have two sons.\n\nVisit PaulBetit.com for more information.