Review: Twisted But True By Darren Burch

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Retired Sergeant Darren Burch takes you on a 30-year journey of dark, humorous and depraved cases from his experiences as a patrol officer, sex crimes detectives, and night detective in homicide, starting with his harrowing teenage encounter with a fatal car fire in Twisted Metal, followed by morbidly funny and outrageous stories, each more twisted than the last.

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Twisted But True; funny, dark and compelling true-crime stories. twistedbuttrue.com

I’m a retired Phoenix cop with a 30 year career in Law Enforcement and an Army Veteran. I wrote a book called, “Twisted But True”, which nationally syndicated book critic Linda Strong (Book Lover Reviews) called, “... gut-clenching laugh-out-loud funny.”

Proceeds from my book sales go to a Crime Stoppers Program. The book is filled with funny, dark and powerful true crime stories, ending in unforgettable twists.
As the host of the “5-0 Info Radio Show,” I’m trying to strengthen the relationship between community and police, and this book will help to that end, while also providing revenue for rewards to catch violent criminals.

I would be so grateful if you would consider buying a copy of the book (available on Amazon and at all book stores) and sharing this post with your social media friends.
Thank you.

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Sergeant Darren Burch is a 29 year veteran with the Phoenix Police Department and was the Silent Witness Program Director at the time of his retirement. His prior assignments include Detective Supervisor with the Crimes Against Children Unit, Night Detective Supervisor with the Homicide Unit, and Detective with Adult Sex Crimes Unit. The bulk of his investigative career was dedicated to the apprehension of sexual predators.

With over 30 years of law enforcement experience, having also held positions with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Army Military Intelligence, Darren has received various awards to include the Medal of Lifesaving and the Army Commendation Medal. He was also named “Investigator of the Year” by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, “Detective of the Year” by the Phoenix Police Department, and has over 100 written commendations.

Twisted But True 

By Darren Burch 

Review by Heidi Lynn's Book Reviews

First, I want to thank Darren Burch for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review.

Retired Darren Burch who had 30-years in law enforcement opens up and shares his very unique cases he has had over the years in Twisted but True. I am a huge fan of the true crime genre but never had I read or seen anything so shocking, dark or comical as Darren has experienced.

Not only does he open up about his life in law enforcement but his personal life as well. There is a chapter called A Family Affair that talks about Rape and his grandmother at a very young age. That was a hard chapter to read. He also mentions at the end of the book about his son and brother passing. My heart goes out to him for his losses.

Every story in this book was true. As always, some names were changed to protect the innocent and some to embarrass the guilty! I had to laugh at that last part!

Darren warns his readers due to the graphic and explicit language, detailing homicides and sex crime investigations; this book may not be suitable for everyone.

Kudos to the graphic designer for his incredible cover that was spot on yet comical to the topic of the book. I loved the lettering and ow it looked like blood splotches, the outline of an animal with a blood stain on it, plus the caution tape with Darren’s name on it.  Great reviews on the front cover from well known people of the community. This cover just pops out and says read me.

Right from the beginning Darren got me interested in the book. He shared that his needs started out as a teenager to save lives when he stumbled upon a torn body of a young woman. It is a story he seldom shares but he could remember the feeling he had.

In this book he shares many stories of cases that he has worked on over the years. All of them are true as I stated earlier. Like the name states in the title many are extremely twisted. One that shocked me the most was a boy with a Star Wars shirt was reported missing by his grandparents. The grandparents went on and on about the grandson. Darren needed to speak with the boy’s parents but they were unavailable. Well…they confessed the boy wasn’t missing…he was across the street with a “whore.” Turns out the boy was a 50-year-old man living with a woman across the street! The grandparents didn’t want Darren to leave and asked him to be their son. Crazy!!

Darren Burch definitely has had a very fascinating career in Law Enforcement that has opened the doors for bigger and brighter things too.