Author Spotlight: D.J. Cotten, author of “The Life And Times Of Sgt. Joseph Thomas “Tom” Biway, USMC”

D.J. Cotten, author of The Life And Times Of Sgt. Joseph Thomas “Tom” Biway, USMC, is a native of Michigan.

He has a deep interest in psychology, crime, and literature. Cotten earned an associate degree in criminal justice in his early seventies.

His book tells the story about an unprincipled long-time Marine Corps officer (Biway) and a respectable Chicago policeman, Odell Williams, who joined the Marines after being disillusioned with the police department.

The former police officer was assigned under the command of the unscrupulous Marine officer. However, a mutual distaste was brewing between the two military personnel soon after. Their loathing led to the murder of one and a court martial for the other.

The book can be purchased via our online bookstore.