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Lowen Clausen was a police officer
with the Seattle Police Department for thirteen years before leaving the department and becoming a business owner with his
wife, Patricia, in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. His experiences on the police department and his on-going ties to
the Ballard community are reflected in his novels. Lowen Clausen is the author
of Second Watch; Third & Forever; First
Avenue; and, River: A Novel.
According to the book description
of River: A Novel, it is “a tale
of solitary travel and the spiritually healing powers of nature, this multilayered narrative follows a bereaved father as
he kayaks his way through grief. The shallow stream in northwestern Nebraska where he starts his journey is all but inseparable
from this lonely man’s life—it’s where he fell in love for the first time, had his first sexual encounters,
and scattered the ashes of his son. Deemed a fitting place to realize his long overdue dream of building a boat and letting
the river take him where it may, the man launches his kayak and soul into the water. With the angry last words of his son
echoing in his head, the man abandons himself to the river and its whims with the hope that it will lead him to forgiveness
and understanding of the tangled relationship he had with his estranged son.”
About the Seattle Police Department
The Department was established in 1886
and has evolved into one of the most well respected police agencies in the nation. In 2003, we became one of only a handful
of agencies our size to be nationally accredited. The department employs approximately 1,200 sworn law enforcement officers
and 700 civilian employees, all of whom continually provide quality service to Seattle's residents and visitors. Seattle remains
one of the safest cities in the country.
Source:
cityofseattle.net/police
/inside/About.htm
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