Three New Back Stories

I have three more back stories for my characters.

Stanley (Stan) Sarnicki

47 years old, born on August 19, 1962. Street smart. Went to high school on Long Island with Tom McDermott. U.S. Marines after high school, no college. Never married, but lots of girlfriends. No children.

Alcoholic and wildman. Stan always has one foot out the door of the NYPD due to his unorthodox detective methods and off-duty behavior that is potentially embarrasing to the police department.

Overweight but you still wouldn't want to face him in a fight. 6',2" tall. Brown eyes, blond hair. Raised Catholic but has not practiced since childhood. Mother still alive and living in Brooklyn. Father ran off when he was eight years old. Has the unfortunate habit of dating unstable women. He entered the police academy the same year Tom McDermott did.

He lives in the Polish section of Brooklyn (not with his mother). Even though he is a wild card he is extremely loyal. If you're his friend he will always have your back.


Lieutenant Randall Griffin, Head of Detectives, 6th Precinct

Tom and Stan's commanding officer. Born on February 5th, 1975. Comes from a rich family. Always trying to prove that his family background does not prevent him from understanding "the street." 5' 9" tall. Dark brown hair, brown eyes. Can be a little too strict with the rules; tries as much as possible to play it by the book. This is partially due to his fear of getting into trouble with the NYPD heirarchy.

Philip Constanzo, aka "Philly No Knees", aka "The Butcher of Bensonhurst."

40 years old. Black hair, blue eyes. 5', 6" tall, built like a tank. Extremely powerful physically. Don't underestimate his intelligence however. There is very little that he misses. Thinking he's dumb can prove fatal. Picked up the mob nick name "Philly No Knees" because he was knee capped by three members of a rival gang when he was twenty five. He now walks with the assistance of artificial knees. He picked up the nickname "The Butcher of Bensonhurst" because of his engineering of the extermination of a rival gang in Bensonhurst (Brooklyn) when he was twenty seven. Has a reputation for extreme violence. He was a hit man and is now in control of his own sub mob.

He's married with three children, a son and two daughters.


I'm not planning on writing any more back stories for my novel unless one of my other characters turns into a major character.

Bill Browning, 9 March 2010, writing from Starbucks, Midtown Atlanta.