Bøger af Dale Hoagland

In book three the narcotic squad gets pulled into a series of investigations that challenge the lines of authority at the police department. The clean divisional structure gets blurred when narcs work a shift a week in patrol. The free-wheeling nature of the narc/gang squad unsettles the department administration. New case law is carved out, political feathers get ruffled and plenty of crooks get busted, but they also unearth several criminal conspiracies and one of them involves former officers who are arranging hits on criminals. It leads the squad members searching for solutions they can live with professionally and ethically. A roofie rape conspiracy and gang plot to knock over a grocery store collide with a law enforcement conspiracy to complicate the narc squad's job. Everyone involved begins to see the long arc of careers in a volatile profession. Rookies with little insight and skill become, through a long process of education and experience, survivors in the dangerous Darwinist world of the street and law enforcement politics, a place where luck and irony rule.

Eclipse of Rules is a cop's view of life and tactics inside police special units. Cam and Bobby are as opposite as two cops can be, but have one goal that brings them together. The pursuit of a street gang criminal who's destroying young lives and devastating the community the officers are sworn to protect. This fight for the soul of their city leaves both officers confronting ethics and personal values they never contemplated. These professional issues will take the reader on an irreverent, funny and compelling journey not often experienced by outsiders.This story is rich in colorful characters and outrageous tactics. The author's experience and understanding of law enforcement lets the reader feel what cops deal with when making big cases on career criminals. The reader will experiencel the conflicts and emotions that surround the all-consuming lifestyle of today's undercover officers.Hoagland's plots and characters are derived from actual people and incidents he's encountered in his decades of experience as a cop and law enforcement trainer.His books will leave you with a smile and wanting more. Author of "Pig Tales, a narc's story"

Pig Tales follows a young man's career from his stint as a Berkeley police officer in the 70s to his time as an undercover narcotic detective in a rural county in California's Central Valley. It examines the war on drugs from a different point of view and explores the personal lives of narcs as well as how cases are really made.The wild adventures of this undercover cop are relayed in humorous, and sometimes moving, stories that bring the cops, crooks, and informants to life during a time when police work was far less regulated. The characters involved on both sides of the law were colorful and sometimes outrageous.While Pig Tales recounts terrifying moments on the job, its style offers an entertaining and irreverent snapshot of what really goes on and isn't often talked about in law enforcement.Readers will come face to face with these rich characters and the life and politics of the law enforcement profession in a way that is seldom done.