Patrick J. Callahan was born an only child in northern New Jersey in 1956 and moved to the Jersey shore at age five.

He struggled through a troubled childhood;  raised by Eleanor and Artie Callahan who were quiet and secretive. Music and art were Patrick’s only passions and solace, but his life took an unexpected turn when he became an electrician.

AT THE AGE OF FORTY, PATRICK DISCOVERED A FAMILY SECRET SO SHOCKING THAT IT DROVE HIM TO DIG DEEP INTO HIS PARENTS’ DARK PAST. THEY WERE BOTH GONE, AND THE HIDDEN STORY OF PATRICK’S EARLY LIFE DIED WITH THEM.

HIS SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION UNCOVERED A TALE OF LIES AND DECEIT. PATRICK FOUGHT TO KEEP HIS SANITY AS THE INCREDIBLE STORY UNFOLDED, AND HE KEPT A DAILY JOURNAL OF HIS DETAILED INVESTIGATION.

PATRICK KNEW HE HAD THE MAKINGS OF A GREAT BOOK, AND HIS JOURNAL BECAME THE BASIS FOR A FULL MEMOIR. PATRICK’S WIFE, TINA, CAME UP WITH THE TITLE DECADES OF DECEPTION, AND IT FIT PERFECTLY.

WHEN PATRICK’S SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH CAME TO AN END IN 2002, HE SPENT THE NEXT TEN YEARS WRITING AND REFINING THE MANUSCRIPT.

THE BOOK’S CONTENT WAS SO CONTROVERSIAL THAT PATRICK DECIDED TO REWORK THE TRUE-LIFE DRAMA INTO A NOVEL. 

INSPIRED BY THE NAME OF ELEANOR & ARTIE CALLAHAN’S 1950’S PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO, PATRICK FORMED ARTEL PUBLISHING LLC IN 2017 AND PUBLISHED DECADES OF DECEPTION.

NOTED FILM CRITIC AND FRIEND REX REED OFFERED TO WRITE THE FOREWORD AND DECLARED THAT THE BOOK SHOULD BE MADE INTO A FEATURE LENGTH FILM.

IN 2019, PATRICK FOLLOWED HIS FIRST NOVEL WITH THE COMEDY/DRAMA DUNLEWY STREET. THE BOOK TELLS THE STORY OF FILM STUDENT BILLY ALLEN – A YOUNG MAN WHO IS OBSSESSED WITH THE RETIRED COMEDY TEAM OF KIRBY & HALE, AND THE MISSING COMEDY FILM THEY MADE IN ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY IN 1962. BILLY HAD TO FIND THE LOST FILM…

I HOPE YOU’VE ENJOYED MY JOURNEY THROUGH LIFE’S TWISTS AND TURNS.

PLEASE READ ON…