True Police

“M.G. Cole is a brilliant new addition to the echelon of British crimewriters.” Peter James "Dark, grim, tense. A compelling new voice." PAUL FINCH, author of the Detective Mark Heckenburg novels. Taking an absence of leave from the Kent Police, DCI David Garrick travels to the USA to finally close the chapter on his sister’s murder at the hands of a grotesque club of serial killers. Travelling with journalist Molly Meyers, Garrick soon discovers that America is a very different place to the UK and that following the steps of a case so personal to him is replete with danger... ......

In August of 1975, Hampton, NH Police Officer Robert McLaughlin arrested Robert Cushing Sr. for disorderly conduct. The following month, McLaughlin arrested Cushing's neighbor Gladys Ring. As a result, Robert Cushing and his son Renny, attempted to get McLaughlin and another officer fired for their "heavy handed tactics." The officers were cleared of any wrongdoing but McLaughlin didn't forget and blamed Robert Cushing for his lack of advancement in the police department over the years. The resentment simmered and built while McLaughlin's stress level from previous life events and the job ...

Rookie cop Carrie Santero has always been fascinated by serial killers. As a teenager, she wrote a letter to Charles Manson in prison - and received a chilling reply. Then she came face to face with a child murderer in her small Pennsylvania town, an encounter that haunts her to this day. Now, as a detective in training, she finally has her chance to make a difference; to hunt down a psychopathic sadist who embodies the very nature of evil itself.

MURDER IN THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND DCI David Garrick's world is already spinning out of control. Haunted by his sister's brutal murder and plagued by terrifying visions, he's barely holding it together. But Kent's darkness won't wait for him to recover. When mutilated bodies start appearing across the county's picturesque villages, Garrick and his fresh-faced team are thrust into a shadowy underworld of human trafficking. Each victim bears the killer's signature – grotesque souvenirs carved from their flesh. But as the body count rises and the victims' identities remain shrouded in mystery, ...

Natalie Vellacott worked in Sussex Police for almost a decade, during which time she investigated almost every type of crime from traffic offences, thefts and minor assaults to burglaries, rape and murder. These revealing and often humorous stories from the frontline of policing address the questions Natalie is most frequently asked as a former "cop": what is the worst incident you dealt with? the funniest? the craziest? the most serious? After becoming a Christian halfway through her police service, Natalie also shares personal life experiences, showing how these impacted the way she dealt...

Can the government withhold evidence that proves one's innocence? In our ever growing police state, the court permitted this outrageous violation that crippled Brad Cooper's defense case. Cooper, an IT engineer with Cisco, was arrested for the murder of his wife, Nancy in the fall of 2008. Nancy left home to go jogging and never returned. Days later she was found murdered in an undeveloped sub-division. Tunnel vision clouded the police investigation from the beginning, and resulted in a corrupt investigation with the destruction of critical evidence, the coaching of witnesses to fit the ...

“M.G. Cole is a brilliant new addition to the echelon of British crimewriters.” Peter James "Dark, grim, tense. A compelling new voice." PAUL FINCH, author of the Detective Mark Heckenburg novels. A gruesome discovery in DCI David Garrick’s home appears to be the ultimate endgame for a deranged serial killer he thought had died by his own hand. But it’s not the end. It’s the beginning of terrifying new chapter in Garrick’s life, in which he stands to lose everything: his job, his love, his sanity. As the sins of his murdered sister begin to surface, Garrick finds himself on case...

Do you like true crime stories? You should love these tales then Originally authentic police files, True American Crime Stories are from the 1920s through to the 1950s - the era of gangster, molls and prohibition. Almost (but not quite), lost in the mists of time, these tales romp along with plenty of action and recreate the atmosphere of this exciting and dangerous era using the vernacular of the times. You may not have heard much about some of these bad guys, but they were real, ruthless hoodlums and all had their "15 minutes of fame", leaving trails of death and mayhem behind them. Most ...

OVER 300 PAGES OF TRUE STORIES TOLD BY THE POLICE WHO EXPERIENCED THEM. Welcome to 10-33: True Tales From the Thin Blue Line, a vivid anthology curated by Vic Stevens, a retired officer from the bustling streets of Philadelphia. Spanning a remarkable 21 years of service, Vic has witnessed the spectrum of humanity, from its most courageous moments to its most challenging. Now, residing peacefully in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania with his wife, he has turned his experiences, along with contributions from fellow officers nationwide, into powerful narratives. In these pages, you will find a ...

Fighting Crime in the Largest City West of the Mississippi Famous robbers. A Trunk Murder. The deadliest incident in St. Louis Police history. This book covers some of the most significant crimes affecting the city from 1860 to 1909, when it was the largest city west of the Mississippi River. These true stories are stranger than fiction.

Randall Lee Smith is an American murderer who was active along the Appalachian Trail in Southwestern Virginia. On May 19, 1981, Smith murdered two 27-year-old social workers from Maine, Robert Mountford Jr. and Laura Susan Ramsay. Their murders were the first double homicide to occur in the Appalachian Trail.

"...the work reads like an unfiltered report.... the “moral energy” that fueled him is believable; he only wanted the best for the Tucson center,... An eye-opening, true-life account of the inner workings of an understaffed critical public resource." ~Kirkus Reviews "★★★★ Tucson 9-1-1: Do The Right Thing! is a deeply personal, sometimes fiery, and always passionate insider account of the rise and fall of Tucson’s emergency communications center.... What struck me most about LaFond’s writing is the raw, unfiltered honesty. He writes like a man who has nothing left to lose, ...

5 STAR REVIEWS S Rollings - 'The book is written in a very honest manner, and is filled with many stories that will make you laugh, some that shock, and some that will make you want to cry.' J Winters - 'This has to be the best autobiography I've read.' MG - 'I started to read this book and could not put it down HONEST!!. Its very well written and you could relate on many levels to the author and his life. A book written with lots of passion...well done Paul.' D.M. Swaney - Once I started reading this book I found it very hard to put down, the book covers the full gambit of the emotions ...

“M.G. Cole is a brilliant new addition to the echelon of British crimewriters.” Peter James "Dark, grim, tense. A compelling new voice." PAUL FINCH, author of the Detective Mark Heckenburg novels. REVENGE IS ONLY HALF THE STORY An unreported missing person. A crime that lurks undetected. A temptation that corrupts the incorruptible. Only when a corpse is uncovered are these dark secrets revealed. But the dead can’t speak. They can’t accuse. And they certainly don’t pay their debts. It’s up to DCI David Garrick’s investigation team to connect the dots and unearth a most ...

The brutal murder of septuagenarian John Templeman shocks the little cottage community of Pocock's Fields. Rumours of illicit affairs, army desertion and violent confrontations spread as the community waits to see who will be sent to trial. An extraordinary power struggle develops between the Coroner, leading the Inquest, and the Police Magistrate, leading the Inquiry. As the case reaches a crisis point, just how far will the authorities be willing to go to bring the perpetrator to justice?

Michelle Young was living the American dream. The former NC State cheerleader was married to Jason. They had a beautiful two year old daughter and a son on the way. The couple enjoyed a comfortable life in the quiet Enchanted Oaks community of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was autumn—a time for football games and holiday plans, but on November 3, 2006 Michelle was found beaten to death in her home. It shook the community and quickly attracted national attention. Police immediately began investigating Jason . . . but he was out of town at the time of the murder. Would they discover enough ...

ALSO AVAILABLE AS PART OF A BOX SET 5 True Crime Gangster Stories from the Roaring Twenties Do you like true crime stories? Public Enemies – True Crime Gangster Stories from the Roaring Twenties From the era of gangsters, molls and prohibition, almost (but not quite), lost in the mists of time, these tales romp along with plenty of action and recreate the atmosphere of this exciting and dangerous era using the vernacular of the times. You’ll have heard of most of these notorious criminals, but possibly not so much about one or two of them. All of them were real, ruthless hoodlums, ...

UNCLE JIMMY - THE KILLER FROM THE MOUNTAINS George "Uncle Jimmy" Barrett’s appearance was deceptive. Grey-haired and bespectacled, he looked more like a schoolteacher or accountant perhaps. In fact, George was an expert car thief and brutal killer - he even shot his mother and sister! His path was destined to cross with that of Special Agent Nelson B. Klein of the relatively newly formed FBI who were keeping a close eye on the man known as "Uncle Jimmy". The meeting was violent and brief with Klein becoming the first federal agent to be shot to death in the line of duty, and Barrett ...

From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up.

In 1979, the gruesome slaying of a thirteen-year-old boy riveted the suburbs of Suffolk County, New York. As the county hustled to bring the case to a dubious resolution, a wayward local teenager emerged with a convenient story to tell. For his cooperation, Jimmy Burke was rewarded with a job as a cop. Thus began Burke’s unlikely ascent to the top of one of the country’s largest law enforcement jurisdictions. He and a crew of likeminded allies utilized vengeance, gangster tactics, and political leverage to become the most powerful and feared figures in their suburban empire.