Law Enforcement

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 ...

Elyse Maxwell wants life to feel normal after two years mourning the death of her brother-in-law and his family. But a random encounter with a runaway in New York City has her hoping her niece, Gracie Lynn, is alive. Elyse will stop at nothing to find her and bring her home. Detective Jack Prescott agrees to help, even though he thinks nothing will come of it. Neither of them knows the truth. Elyse’s inquiries endanger them all. Can they solve the mystery of the Maxwell murders before there are more victims? The truth can be deadly. Is finding a lost treasure worth the risk?

The game continues. Tensions grow. An assassin like no other. Harper and Liam are closer to finding out the identity of the man responsible for the wave of deaths, but every time they get close, he sends them on a timed mission. Get there before the time runs out or someone dies. And now the man has a hired assassin who might be running things now. An unpredictable woman with a thirst for killing. Their list of suspects refuses to talk, bound by a decree they won’t dare break. When Liam and Harper reach the end of yet another game, things get explosive. Get the second volume in the Seven ...

Private Investigations provides practical guidance on all aspects of the investigative process and details how the different phases come together to ensure a successful outcome. It teaches the fundamental elements of an investigation, i.e., surveillance, open-source intelligence gathering, the handling of informants, other covert activities, evaluation of evidence, and much more.

The Berlin Wall is crumbling, and with it comes the threat of a Soviet bio-weapons program that could bring the Cold War to an explosive end. Rookie officer Herman Faust apprehends a high priority defector during a routine traffic stop but it quickly spirals out of control when the defector's brother vanishes, and the defector is found dead in her holding cell! Faust finds himself entangled in a web of CIA secrets, anonymous threats, and a Soviet plot to launch a biological weapon on the American Embassy. With the stability of West Berlin on the line, Faust must risk all to stop the deadly ...

Carly is a damn good cop. When there's a sting, she's the brave woman who walks into the heart of the danger. This time, she's after virtuoso criminal Eva, who runs a racketeering and protection network through her army of hypnotized female love-slaves. Can Carly resist becoming Eva's next conquest? As her eyelids droop and her will weakens, Carly may find herself succumbing to this succubus. But Eva may also find that Carly is more than she appears...

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 ...

Ever wish there was a step-by-step blueprint to the law enforcement accreditation process? Do you feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of accreditation standards and having to compile documentation for each? Do you wear many hats in your agency, to include accreditation and have so little time to manage them all? Have you been doing it awhile and are ready to step up your A-game?

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.

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.

San Antonio detective Rick Marquez never met a case he couldn’t solve or a woman he couldn’t charm. That is, until Gwen Cassaway joins his squad. Sparks fly as the two law enforcement agents butt heads over every case that crosses their desks. Before long, the seemingly innocent Gwen has lassoed the smooth-talking sergeant’s heart—but will deep-rooted secrets ruin a blossoming romance?

This is the Oral Board and Scenarios for operational supervisors section of that effort. These materials are not the theoretical information that you find in the sources envisioning a false reality of what policing has become. This is for real police by real police that understands what goes into the promotional processes, what works, and what we need to know. All of the fluff has been taken out, just the facts, the tricks, and guidance.I seek to open the curtain on the promotional process to make it fair for everyone and, most importantly, to raise the bar and reserve the honor of ...

E. Winslow (Buddy) Chapman, the 39-year-old executive assistant to the Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, became the first, and so far, only civilian to hold the top job at the Memphis Police Department. It was 1977. For decades Insurance companies have labeled Memphis the “Murder Capital of America.” The MPD was a police force that had been in crisis for more than a decade and was in dire need of leadership and reform. Chapman took charge as the new Memphis Police Director facing entrenched police corruption, multiple federal civil rights investigations and judicial consent decrees, an ...

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.

Everyone faces misfortune. Can Nellie see past hers to find true love at Christmas? All Nelissa Shaffer wants is a fresh start. Dover’s Crossing, Idaho seems like a perfectly quaint small town with a welcoming byline. Except where she’s concerned. The only person interested in getting to know her is Deputy Calvin Lewis, but with her history, she can’t trust him. With all her misfortunes, is there any hope for Nelissa to have a Merry Christmas? It will take a miracle. But then, tis the season. This quirky rom com turns a few of the holiday Hallmark tropes on their tails. Disclaimer: ...

She was trying to do her job by the book. Strong undercurrent of corruption was drifting her away. Could she survive her reality? Reema was a hard working Indian girl in her twenties. When her low paying public sector job made her work sixteen hours a day she did not complain. The same job introduced her to the reality of crime and corruption. Night after night Reema found herself wide awake turning from one side to another. Corruption was not a choice though corruption was about to kill her body and soul. Would she bury her naivety to become the ghastliest evil to triumph over the evil? ...

Casey Hartman checks handsome Will Kerns into Belmont Inn, her family home passed down through generations. He claims to be on vacation, but when Casey witnesses a murder, Will flashes his DEA badge and takes her on the run. His real mission is to seize a drug operation in the historical town of Belmont. Casey can’t believe this is happening in her little town, much less that she witnessed a murder. Will is determined to take down the drug ring and the man leading the operation, but can he do that while running with Casey? She wasn’t part of his mission. Will soon realizes this ...

Deidra Frost is a U. S. Deputy Marshal assigned to the elite Witness Protection Program. Her first partner had died in the line of duty. That he was her lover was her dirty little secret. She is now teamed with a handsome, decorated veteran, and when a Federal Judge is killed in their town, they suddenly find themselves protecting the brother-in-law of the drug kingpin suspected of having the trigger pulled. Hardway is an assassin and a master of disguise. He believes he is the reincarnation of an ice pick-wielding hitman from the heyday of the mobster. Pittsburgh Phil was a famed killer ...

In the seaside village of Sechelt, Emma O’Brea prepares a dinner to celebrate six years of marriage: ­a union she has polished to gleaming perfection, along with her showcase home. The next morning her husband leaves for work, never to return. At the same time, in nearby Vancouver, a simple-minded stock boy named Eddie Addison defends his tattered pride against the unwitting slights of a college girl, unleashing his rage in an act that will have far-reaching consequences.

The creation of the Texas Rangers, as a response to Indian retaliations and renegade assaults on the banking and transportation systems, was born of a need to react quickly. Special skills were required, and unlike the military, resourcefulness and improvisatory thinking were prized, alongside obedience to orders. Author Mike Cox described the ideal Texas Ranger as one who is "able to handle any situation without definite instruction from his commanding officer."