Corporal John Skerchock, Pennsylvania State Police (ret.) worked in Chester, Sullivan and Monroe counties.  He retired in 2003 and is the author of Conduct Unbecoming: A pennsylvania State Police Mystery.  

According to the book description, " A traffic fatality is followed by the brutal murder of a Pennsylvania State Trooper who investigated it. The case is quickly growing cold and it's up to a malcontent borderline disciplinary problem to solve it. "Living the dream" is a term used by many state troopers, but what happens when that phrase becomes reality? A trooper must solve the murder of another trooper and friend before the trail goes cold. It's Animal House meets the mob in this crime solver. The first murder mystery ever featuring the Pennsylvania State Police.
The story is set in Central Pennsylvania at the fictional – and dysfunctional – Bedlam barracks. A trooper has been murdered, and his best friend is determined to solve the case with a little help from his friends, despite being warned off it by the higher-ups.
Many of the anecdotes in the novel were taken from Skerchock’s personal experiences in and around Centre and Clinton counties, while others are part of Pennsylvania State Police history."