Biography & Autobiography, Law Enforcement
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A Viable Suspect
The Story of multiple murders and how a police force's reach proved too short for Canada's most notorious cold case. by Barry Ruhl
For more than 30 years, retired Ontario Provincial Police Sergeant Barry Ruhl has believed that a criminal with whom he had a violent encounter early in his career might be responsible for a string of unsolved murders of young women in Ontario,...
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Booze and the Badge
A Cop's Battle with the Bottle by Barry Ruhl
THIS MEMOIR is an examination of the author’s lifelong battle with alcoholism, how it affected his lengthy policing career, and his efforts to help others battle addiction once he was in recovery and had retired from policing. Along the way, this...
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Before My Memory Fades
Remembering My Time in the RCMP by Timothy Ian Mitchell
This fascinating memoir recounts Timothy Ian Mitchell’s boyhood dream of becoming a RCMP officer and the first five years of his service as a Mountie on the Canadian Prairies. Deeply honest, often moving, and intermittently funny, the anecdotes...
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Dogman
The Trials and Tribulations by Kurt F. Suss
Dogs have been integrated into human society since before recorded history and have played important roles as hunters, protectors, guides, and most of all, companions. No one knows this better than Kurt F. Suss, a professional trainer and...
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Three Cell Flashlight
A Life of Service in the RCMP by AR Jay
A story of a young man leaving his home town in Prince Edward Island to train as a cadet in the RCMP Academy in Regina Saskatchewan. Hank becomes an RCMP officer and is stationed in various towns across the east coast of Canada, where he...
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Nobody Important Just A Renegade Cop
by Mervin Korolek
Police work isn’t all traffic tickets and chasing robbers. In his thoughtful and highly entertaining memoir, Merv Korolek tells the stories of his life and career in British Columbia’s RCMP. Between the 1970s and 1990s, Korolek’s experiences...
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To Catch A Shoplifter
by Michele Van Ryn
Once upon a time, Michele Van Ryn believed shoplifting to be an act only those under teenage peer pressure or those struggling to make ends meet would perform. She was wrong. Shoplifting truly knows no bounds—but who shoplifts, and why? In To...
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The Last Wildlife Control Officer in British Columbia
Thirty Years of Dealing with Problem Predators by Dennis Pemble and Karen Pemble
When Dennis Pemble was a kid, he never dreamed of becoming a wildlife control officer. After struggling in school because of a learning disability and being bullied by classmates, Pemble finally found his footing after discovering his aptitude...
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Frauds and Bankruptcies
by Ephrem Carrier
A history of corruption and mismanagement plagues Linwood Bankruptcy. The Bankruptcy Human Resources office had decided that ex Army Officers and CRA officers would be good Official Receivers. Their skills did not match the requirements. This...
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Cunning Edge
A 45-Year Journey Conducting Global Undercover Investigations by Kim Marsh
Investigating white-collar crime. Fighting with cartels. Uncovering complex organized crime cases. Here are the stories behind the headlines. Kim Marsh’s memoirs highlight the fast pace and high stakes of undercover investigative work. In the...
