Law Enforcement

The book "Echoes in the Storm: A Redemption" is an engrossing story that takes the reader into the seedy neighborhoods of Chicago, a city that is mired in the muck of bribery, treachery, and murder. The experienced Detective Lucas Morgan is at the center of the story. He is a guy who is committed to upholding justice, but he is also tortured by his own personal issues. The events of the narrative begin with the strange disappearance of the daughter of a powerful senator. Lucas enters the dangerous underground of Chicago in an attempt to locate her, but all he ends up doing is uncovering a ...

New Deal Law and Order follows President Franklin Roosevelt, Attorney General Homer Cummings, and their war on crime coalition, which overcame the institutional and political challenges to the legitimacy of national law enforcement. Promises of law and order helped to manage tensions among key Democratic Party factions—organized labor, Black Americans, and white Southerners. Their anticrime program, featuring a strengthened criminal code, an empowered FBI, and the first federal war on marijuana, was essential to the expansion of national authority previously stymied on constitutional grounds.

Interrupting an attempted murder—and leaving with incriminating evidence—makes Sissy Spencer a serial killer’s next target. With a flash drive in her possession containing disturbing proof of multiple murders, Sissy has no choice but to trust her ex-boyfriend, private investigator Beau Brighton, to keep her safe. But can they unravel the clues and track down a killer…before he catches them first?

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Broken and Blue: A Policeman’s Guide To Health, Hope, and Healing by Chief Scott Silverii is a heartfelt and powerful testimonial of a law enforcement officer’s journey through the darkest valleys of anxiety, pain, and PTSD. With over 25 years of service, Chief Silverii shares his personal struggles and the toll that a career in policing can take on one’s mental and emotional health. This book is not just a recount of hardships but a beacon of hope and a guide to healing. Chief Silverii opens up about his path to recovery, offering practical advice and spiritual insights that helped ...

She doesn’t want to carry a gun. Why would someone want her dead? Amy Oaks is content to sit behind a desk at Wife for Hire and do her investigating on a computer. When a man pursues her for nefarious means, the cozy little world she's created for herself is turned into something unrecognizable, a world she never sought or wanted. Rookie police officer Mark Fields rescues a pretty woman from being hit by a bus. When she says she didn't fall, but was pushed, he doesn't believe her until he finds out she's also been receiving threatening notes. Assigned as Amy's protection until the culprit...

A young student at St. Stephen's College, the daughter of a professor up for a prestigious post, is found brutally murdered on an isolated jogging path. Unwilling to turn the killing over to the local police, the university calls in New Scotland Yard. Thus, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, enter the rarefied world of Cambridge University, where academic gowns often hide murderous intentions. For both officers, the true identity of Elena Weaver proves elusive.

A lively collection of wilder-than-fiction poaching stories from across Canada and the US, including insights from investigating officers involved in real poaching situations: Get ready to hear some of the wildest true crime imaginable. Showcasing fish and wildlife poaching stories from every province and territory in Canada and every state in the United States, decorated fishery officer Randy Nelson offers a thrilling look into a dangerous industry.

By the novel use of haiku quintets and related content, Common Ground makes an incisive argument that mediation in its various skillsets can and should play an important role in police reform in particular, and in family and organizational life in general.. Prose sections include "Everyday Peacemaking: Quelling the Conflicts That Disrupt Our Lives" and "Managing Differences: How to Build Better Relationships at Work and Home."

Discover the charm of Gift Of Spots! Join Harley Fremont, trainer of canines, on an adventure with her beloved Rhodesian Ridgeback, Gemma. Though Harley has left her law enforcement contract work behind, adventures and surprises follow her and Gemma to their new home. Harley, her fiancé, Bill Harris, and Gemma endeavor to create their home together, snuggled between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean in Santa Barbara. Just as it appears life is settling into a steady pace, they have adventures on trails, fires in unexpected places, a dog in trouble, another dog in trouble, and ...

Daniel Reinhardt spent 24 years as a police officer near Cleveland, Ohio. He was long unaware of the ways the culture of the police department was shaping him, but gradually, through his own experiences as a police officer and through the mentorship of Black Christians in his life, his eyes were opened to a difficult truth: police brutality against racial minorities was endemic to the culture of the system itself. In Rethinking the Police, Reinhardt lays out a history of policing in the United States, showing how it developed a culture of dehumanization, systemic racism, and brutality.

Is it the Christmas season or the ‘silly season’? All Sheriff Mel wants to do is close out the year and spend a joyful first Christmas with Dana and with their extended families. She’s even hired a new detective, Janet Mason, to ease some of the workload for her and her only other detective, Shane Harding. Things were shaping up great for her and Dana for a relaxing holiday season. Too bad it just wasn’t meant to be… The local criminals want it all too and a string of burglaries in high class county enclaves have Mel and both of her detectives stymied. Throw in a bunch of ...

Costa Nostra: Part II A gripping sequel that plunges deeper into the unforgiving shadows of the Costa del Sol. The Padilla family is under siege, and Marco Padilla is fighting to stay alive in a world that shows no mercy. Beaten and broken by the Russian mafia, Marco faces a chilling ultimatum from Vitaly Berezhnoy, the ruthless kingpin determined to crush him. With his underboss and crew’s lives hanging by a thread, Marco must take on a dangerous mission to save them—and himself—from certain destruction. As Marco claws his way back to power, he steps into a landscape of treachery ...

The final installment. It's six weeks later and Cassidy is with Draco, forced to watch as he kills an innocent man. Drugged and wounded, she is determined to bring down this man and save the life of Colin, the man she loves. When a beautiful detective faces the dragon, who will be the victor? The third installment of The Pretty Must Die is the most intense yet. Dig into this suspenseful thriller. Don't hold your breath! By a best-selling, award-winning author.

Before Texas became a state in the United States of America, Texas Rangers would become the first state law enforcement agency that would be formed. For about 150 years, this group of law enforcement agents has been viewed as both heroes and villains. Often portrayed in the movies and on TV as the kind of men who stick up for justice or who are the victims of truly sinister bad guys, the reality was far less black and white.

Two years after his wife’s death, ex-marine Carlos Ruiz isn't looking for romance. But then army vet and security expert Natalie Rodriguez and her incredible K-9 walk into his life in the Everglades. Before long, the purely professional relationship turns all too personal, especially once Carlos’s little boy goes missing. Now, as they follow the K-9's every lead, uncovering the truth becomes vital to the child's rescue. And to securing their all too precarious future.

They’re going undercover…in and out of the bedroom. Gang members are taking over the halls of Lowell High. Desperate to save her alma mater, teacher Kelly Finch reaches out to at-risk students, even as gang activity continues to escalate. When the superintendent seeks aid from an undercover task force, Kelly is forced to host the most insufferable, most arrogant, most arousing man she’s ever met —Lt. “Mac” McNally. The opinionated pair clashes hard, especially after Mac targets her favorite student. When Kelly lands on the gang’s radar, putting her in imminent danger, the ...

Ryder St James has sworn to protect her, no matter the cost. Even if that means his own life. Yet, he never anticipated the steep price he'd pay. I take one look at Savannah Sinclair and remind myself she’s a job. I’m not here to seduce her, as tempting as those full lips and shapely hips are. I’m here to protect her. She’s a diva, if the media are right. They rarely are. She’ll soon learn that despite her wealth and fame I’m now in charge of her life. Every single minute of it. If she wants to stay alive. __ No one tells me what to do. Not my manager. Not the producers. Nor my ...

The Gwinnett County, Georgia, Police Department was formed by tough, honorable men who were brought in to clean up the county after the sheriff made moonshining his personal business. Late one night in spring of 1964, the police in Gwinnett County - and everywhere - learned just how far that respect would go in saving their lives in a tight spot. Officers Jesse Gravitt, Ralph Davis, and Jerry Everett responded to a report of suspicious activity on a desolate country road named Arc. What they found was a kind of criminal they were completely unprepared for.

Costa Nostra A heart-pounding sequel that dives deeper into the ruthless shadows of the Costa del Sol The Padilla Family’s empire is crumbling, and the Costa del Sol’s criminal underworld is more treacherous than ever. Following the events of Costa del Crime, the stakes are higher, the betrayals sharper, and the alliances more fragile in Costa Nostra. Lorena Padilla has no choice but to rise to power as the family’s new leader, facing enemies who doubt her strength and allies who seek to exploit her vulnerability. With Marco Padilla’s return, the family gains a dangerous wildcard—...