This is not a novel. This book, like the other eight books of the WARDEN FORCE series, is a collection of short stories, all true, the fascinating and often harrowing experiences of real game wardens pursuing armed violators in wild and remote places. TV shows such as WILD JUSTICE (National Geographic), NORTH WOODS LAW (Animal Planet) and LONE STAR LAW (Animal Planet) introduced the public to the real-life adventures of game wardens and conservation officers, a public hungry for more. And now, for readers, the WARDEN FORCE series provides the most exhaustive and comprehensive work in literature on this little known and often dangerous profession.

Award winning author Terry Hodges was himself a California State Fish and Game warden and supervisor/leader of game wardens for over 30 intense years. He writes with the authority possible only by those who have actually lived the life, who have actually packed a badge and a gun on behalf of wildlife and battled all manner of wildlife-destroying outlaws.

1. The Midnight Ride of Bonnie and Clyde: Wardens tangle with a murderous mother-and-son poaching team.
2. Night Rider: A California warden pursues highly dangerous night-poachers of wild pigs.
3. Decisions: Wardens off the coast of Southern California's Catalina Island risk their lives to save the crew of a sinking commercial squid-fishing boat.
4. A Second Second Chance: A California game warden ambushes outlaw catfish fishermen using baby swallows for bait.
5. The Collectors: California wardens take on a nest of Nazi-worshiping, weapons-collecting, deer poaching outlaws.
6. Nothin' Personal: California wardens track down a thief who steals the head and antlers of another hunter's buck.
7. Bottom Feeders: California wardens go after a band of white-trash, sturgeon-poaching hillbillies with attitudes.
8. An Outing with Team Taylor: A California game warden and his family, on a short vacation, team up to capture antelope, bear and steelhead poachers.
9. Rookie: A rookie California game warden gets his first taste of his hazardous new career.
10. Grand Trickery: A California warden employs a magnificent bluff to catch outlaws night-poaching deer.
11. Tough Luck on the Little Sur: California wardens pursue gaunch-hook steelhead poachers.
12. Serial Poacher: Wardens pursue a disturbing and dangerous lone-wolf deer poacher.
13. The Vision: A boy's fondest dream comes true.

Warden Force Season 2

Warden Force is a collection of award-winning short stories currently spanning seven volumes. Each story reveals the true adventures of California Fish and Game Wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue. These stories illustrate the wide variety of wildlife-related problems wardens face in California, which has a greater diversity of wildlife and wildlife habitat than any other state and is second only to Alaska in its vast expanses of wilderness.

Book 2 - Grim Witness: Episodes 14 - 26

A Matter of Little Choice: Wardens hunt down an exceptionally large and highly dangerous wounded mountain lion. A true game warden adventure story.

The Meaning of Pursuit: A true game warden adventure story. Fleeing felons and a wild, white-knuckle ride for a reserve game warden.

Gambler's Luck: A big-rig load of alfalfa holds a surprise hidden in a chamber among the bales.

The Departure of Bully's Luck: A cruel bully gets what he deserves. A true game warden adventure story

Pollard on the Rock: An alert clerk at a one-hour photo shop sends wardens in search of outlaw houndsmen.

Fools and Small Victories: A warden targets a particularly destructive brand of violator. A true game warden adventure story.

Renegades: A true game warden adventure story. Wardens target a destructive pair of elk poachers.

Bear Crazy: A warden investigates the poaching of an exceptionally huge bear, killed with a broad head arrow at a garbage dump

A Message Delivered: A true game warden adventure. Wardens hunt down antler thieves.

Sting: Wardens close in in a band of abalone poachers, a true game warden adventure story.

Cave Man: California wardens tangle with a wild-looking, hairy, commercial crab fisherman from Oregon. A true game warden adventure story.

Skinny Bob: California wardens go undercover to capture commercial reptile rustlers, a true game warden adventure story.

Grim Witness: True game warden adventure story. Dangerous pot-growing poachers use pipe bombs to kill king salmon.

J. Edgar Hoover was the face of the FBI. But the federal agents in the field, relentlessly chasing the most notorious gangsters of the 1930s with their own lives on the line, truly transformed the Bureau.

In 1932, the FBI lacked jurisdiction over murder cases, bank robberies, and kidnappings. Relegated to the sidelines, agents spent their days at their desks. But all of that changed during the War on Crime. Hunting down infamous public enemies in tense, frequently blood-soaked shootouts, the Bureau was thrust onto the front pages for the first time.

Young agents, fresh out of law school and anticipating a quiet, white-collar job, faced off with murderous felons who were heavily armed, clad in bulletproof vests, and owned cars that outraced the best vehicles the Bureau had. But the federal men were fiercely devoted--to the Bureau, to each other, and to bringing America's most wanted criminals to justice.

The G-men crisscrossed the United States in pursuit of John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, Ma Barker's criminal family, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd. But the green FBI agents were always one step behind and a moment too late, the criminals evading elaborate stakeouts and dramatic ambushes. Facing mounting criticism, with bodies left in their wake, the agents had to learn to adapt. After all, more than their reputations were at stake. Through incredible primary source research, John Oller transports readers right to the most harrowing and consequential raids of the 1930s, with fast-paced action that shows the lengths both sides would go to win.

A collection of 13 award-winning short stories (true crime/narrative non-fiction) concerning the true adventures of California Fish and Game Wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue. These stories illustrate the wide variety of wildlife-related problems wardens face in California, which has a greater diversity of wildlife and wildlife habitat than any other state and is second only to Alaska in its vast expanses of wilderness.

The eighth season contains 13 exciting true-story narrative adventures:

1. A Matter of Survival
2. Some Kind of No Good
3. Payback Time
4. Drop-countin' at Gunner's Swamp
5. Threats and Promises
6. An Extra Set of Eyes
7. Operation High Hog
8. Primal Instinct
9. Combat Fishing
10. Master of Destruction
11. The Ghosts of Tipper Slough
12. Leonard's Bad Word
13. Trophy Poacher

For Detective Ali Perez and his team, the plan was supposed to be simple--arrest a live-in boyfriend for the documented molestation of his girlfriend's two young daughters and go home. But what happens if arrest is resisted? What happens if the suspect has a bigger gun? Documenting one of the longest gunfights in the history of the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, this nonfiction novella shares the collective experience of courage, fear, and the miraculous, as a team of highly-trained professionals are nearly incapacitated by a motivated suspect holding the high ground.

Bless Him reminds readers not only of the remarkable strength of human resilience but most importantly the unstoppable power of God's grace.

The daughter of the protagonist personally conducted each interview, transcribed and united in this selective work, and while it is undeniable that this story is crucial to the Christian community, the law enforcement community, as well as the San Diego community, it must ultimately be said that this book is intended for survivors--for those who have lived beyond various layers of grief and trauma, and that's all of us.

A collection of 12 award-winning short stories concerning the true adventures of Game Wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue.

Delta Ghosts - A team of wardens ambush outlaw gillnetters at Grizzly Bay, in the same Delta waters patrolled 80 years earlier by Fish Patrol Warden and famous writer, Taylor London .

Smooth Operator - Wardens stalk a cagy and arrogant abalone-poaching commercial sea urchin diver.

Time Bomb - A dangerous and mentally unstable deer poacher proves highly troubling for pursuing wardens.

Cheaters - An inexperienced warden consults an old pro of his profession to capture a pair of super-wary striped bass snaggers.

Tigers Revenge - A cocky and confident salmon poacher makes the mistake of pulling the tail of the tiger, that is, taunting a local game warden.

A Calculated Risk - Despite a comedy of errors, wardens close in on highly destructive pig poachers.

Killer John - Future serial killer? Wardens deal with a scary deer poacher and born killer.

New Talent - A new warden astounds a mentor with his almost super-human sensory skills.

Slow Learners - A once major league pitcher proves to be a highly interesting adversary for wardens.

Davie Crockett and the Bush Baby - A Hollywood stunt man and elk poacher tangles with border wardens.

Then Came Speedy - A Peruvian sheepherder and a small sheepdog pay dearly to save their sheep from marauding bears in high meadows of the Sierra Nevada range.

Lethal Intent - Would-be assassins are thwarted by a fearless warden who puts his life on the line for the intended victims.

A collection of 13 award winning short stories concerning the true adventures of California Fish and Game Wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue. These stories illustrate the wide variety of wildlife-related problems wardens face in California, which has a greater diversity of wildlife and wildlife habitat than any other state and is second only to Alaska in its vast expanses of wilderness.

The fifth season contains 13 more exciting adventures:

Uncatchable Chick Feathers - A clever deer-poaching archer, widely considered to be too smart to catch, meets an old-time game warden who disagrees.

Incident at Killer Cove - Armed killers on the run tangle with game wardens on the prowl.

Sooner or Later - An outlaw falconer outsmarts a new and inexperienced game warden. A year later, he's not so lucky.

Otter Killers and Uncommon Luck - Wardens pursue sea-otter-killing commercial abalone divers.

Leo's Demise - One man dies before wardens deal with an African lion, a grown pet gone rogue, in the suburbs of Los Angeles.

Tough Customers - A game warden and a hostage-taking armed robber nearly destroy a drugstore.

Bug Pirates - Trap-raiding lobster thieves meet with misfortune.

Setliners - Wardens target long-line catfish poachers.

A Matter of Preference - Wardens attempting to ambush season-jumping commercial lobster fishermen get a big surprise.

Delta Ambush - Night-prowling, canoe-borne wardens stalk a wily and destructive Delta outlaw.

Rake Man - A well disguised warden outsmarts lawless abalone pickers.

The Honest to God Truth - An honest mistake and a white-knuckle, midnight vehicle tail through Long Beach yields a surprise and an important arrest.

Raid of the Stockton Airborne - Did they or didn't they? Wardens from the sky? A day for mass-killing duck poachers does not end well.

A collection of 13 award-winning short stories concerning the true adventures of California Fish and Game Wardens and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue. These stories illustrate the wide variety of wildlife-related problems wardens face in California, which has a greater diversity of wildlife and wildlife habitat than any other state and is second only to Alaska in its vast expanses of wilderness.

The sixth season contains 13 more exciting adventures:

Scum of the Delta - A lone warden faces three armed and dangerous outlaws at night on a lonely Delta island.

Night of the Beach Walkers - Wardens set a trap for renegade abalone pickers on an Island off the California coast.

The High Cost of Greed - A massive overlimit of snow geese equals bad news for greedy poachers.

The Best Medicine - A young boy provides a cure for racial tension.

Ordeal at Skull Canyon - A dark night and a mistake on an offshore island nearly proves fatal for a young warden.

Hoffman's Lucky Shot - A lucky break spares the evil life of a dangerous poacher.

Moseley's Reward - A well timed tip sets wardens on the trail of outlaw mountain lion trappers.

Herpie and the Snake Lady - Wardens raid an absolute house of horrors and target lawless reptile dealers.

Road Hunter - A road-hunting pheasant poacher leads a clever warden to pull off the most spectacular arrest of his career.

Harold's Toughest Race - A tough, marathon-running warden amazes everyone by running down an escaping would-be rapist.

Fatal Flaw - One dark mountain night, a lone warden, at great personal risk, bluffs a lawless band of brush-cutters to arrest a deer poacher and a wanted felon.

Tuffy's Sweet Moment - An epic foot chase ends in near death for a fleeing violator.

An Ending of Sorts - A warden-turned-writer, one winter's evening, reflects on his career and that of his long-dead mentor

Wanted: The FBI I Once Knew offers an insider's look into America's top law enforcement agency, revealing a significant shift in the FBI's mission, methods, and ethical standards. In this compelling book, Chris Piehota-who served the FBI for 25 years and retired as a senior executive-pulls back

the curtain on the agency's transformation from a traditional crime-fighting force to a national security and domestic intelligence powerhouse.

Piehota examines the critical challenges the FBI now faces, from balancing privacy and surveillance to preserving public trust amid allegations of bias and misconduct. He presents a candid exploration of how political polarization, social tensions, and evolving security threats have tested the agency's

principles and effectiveness.

Whether you are a student of law enforcement, an organizational leader, or a concerned citizen, this book offers essential insights into the FBI's current state and future. Piehota sheds light on what the FBI once stood for, the setbacks it now grapples with, and what it must do to regain the trust that is

defined by its motto: fidelity, bravery, and integrity. This book is a must-read for anyone invested in the delicate balance between national security and civil liberties in today's complex world.

When Michael Fanone self-deployed to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, he had no idea his life was about to change. When he got to the front of the line, he urged his fellow officers to hold it against the growing crowd of insurrectionists--until he found himself pulled into the mob, tased until he had a heart attack, and viciously beaten with a Blue Lives Matter flag as shouts to kill him rang out.

Now, Fanone is ready to tell the full story of that infamous day, along with exploring our country's most critical issues as someone who has had firsthand experience with many of them. A self-described redneck who voted for Trump in 2016, Fanone's closest friend was an informant--a Black, transgender, HIV-positive woman who has helped him mature and rethink his methods as a police officer. With his unique insight as an undercover detective and intense desire to do the right thing no matter the cost, Fanone provides a nuanced look into everything from policing to race to politics in a way that is accessible across all party lines.

Determined to make sure no one forgets what happened at the Capitol on January 6th, Fanone has written a timely and important (Kirkus Reviews) call to action for anyone who wants to preserve our democracy for future generations.

The assassination of one president, the resignation of another, and the swearing-in of the two who followed those traumatic events. Clint Hill was there, on duty, through Five Presidents.

After an extraordinary career as a Special Agent on the White House Detail, Clint Hill retired in 1975. His career spanned the administrations of Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford. A witness to some of the most pivotal moments in the twentieth century, Hill lets you walk in his shoes alongside the most powerful men in the world during tumultuous times in America's history--the Cold War; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy; the Vietnam War; Watergate; and the resignations of Vice President Spiro Agnew and President Nixon.

It was indeed a turbulent time--and through it all, Clint Hill had a unique insider perspective. His fascinating stories will shed new light on the character and personality of each of these five presidents, as Hill witnesses their human sides in the face of grave decisions.

Prince infiltrated bloody-minded, wary criminal groups, winning their trust. When his traps were fully set, he involved other state and federal law enforcement officials to bring an abrupt halt to abominable thefts of vast fish and wildlife resources from the public trust. Smart, creative, knowledgeable, tenacious, disciplined, passionate, and a natural-born actor, Prince bore a unique skillset that made him an ideal fit for this perilous undertaking. This memoir details how Prince gained the confidence of tightly knit circles of loyal, leery poachers and put an end to their destructive evil.

The stirring memoir of Harry Dunn, a Capitol Police Officer on duty January 6th, who has become one of the most prominent and essential voices regarding the truth of that day, and a must-read for those care about our nation's future (Congressman Eric Swalwell).

Walking the halls of democracy as a Capitol Police officer, Harry Dunn was a man slowly experiencing an awakening. It sparked after the election of our first Black president. It grew as his belief in the bravery and honor of law enforcement was shaken by Ferguson and countless other cases of police brutality towards the Black community. It continued to burn brighter as he watched members of Congress, many of whom he had befriended, lose their way to partisanship, as political extremism intensified. And it exploded into a blaze when he fought side by side with his fellow officers on January 6th, when democracy and their lives were threatened.

Standing My Ground is a powerful, patriotic tale - told with striking moral clarity (Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi) that provides a crucial, definitive firsthand account of what happened on that day our country was shocked to its core. But it will also share the story of a man who refused to stay quiet when he learned that some of the men and women he had risked his life protecting, who knew him by name, would deny the horrors they faced. That's when he chose to speak up and to seek out what his hero John Lewis once termed good trouble. Dunn's ongoing story as a witness willing to meaningfully engage with the media, lawmakers, and the public provides a backdrop for examining the political and racial divide in this country--one that we must overcome in order to demand accountability and preserve our precious democracy.

For Detective Ali Perez and his team, the plan was supposed to be simple--arrest a live-in boyfriend for the documented molestation of his girlfriend's two young daughters and go home. But what happens if arrest is resisted? What happens if the suspect has a bigger gun? Documenting one of the longest gunfights in the history of the San Diego County Sheriff's Office, this nonfiction novella shares the collective experience of courage, fear, and the miraculous, as a team of highly-trained professionals are nearly incapacitated by a motivated suspect holding the high ground.

Bless Him reminds readers not only of the remarkable strength of human resilience but most importantly the unstoppable power of God's grace.

The daughter of the protagonist personally conducted each interview, transcribed and united in this selective work, and while it is undeniable that this story is crucial to the Christian community, the law enforcement community, as well as the San Diego community, it must ultimately be said that this book is intended for survivors--for those who have lived beyond various layers of grief and trauma, and that's all of us.

InJUSTICE is Pedro Pérez's memoir chronicling his journey from poverty to the highest position in the New York State Police. In highly personal prose, Pérez poignantly expresses how he adroitly and coolly challenged his fellow troopers' racial microaggressions and ultimately gained their respect. The book sheds light on institutional racism within the force and Pérez's commitment to reform. He overcame racism and microaggressions to rise through the ranks. As a state trooper, Pérez sought to reconcile the seeming contradiction between his progressive values, anti-racism, and identity (Pérez identifies as an Afro-Caribbean Taino) and serving in an organization that stubbornly resisted opening its ranks to Black and Latino men and women. It concludes with Pérez's argument for police reform and addressing the legacy of racism affecting police relations with racialized communities.

Dr. Pedro Cabán - Former Vice Provost for Diversity and Educational Equity at the State University of New York and Professor & Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies - Department of Latin American, Caribbean & U.S. Latino Studies

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This book speaks to the individual fortitude that it takes for any person to be successful in a police culture.Add in what Pedro Perez had to navigate, around, the individual and systemic racism, that is omnipresent for non-white people in the NYSP and the United States. Factors that can make everyday task almost a miracle to accomplish for non-white people. Bravo my brother!

Anthony Ellis - New York State Police Chief Inspector - Colonel (Retired)

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Pedro Perez's book, InJUSTICE, expertly combines the story of his personal journey as a New York State Trooper of Afro-Caribbean descent with his account of his tireless efforts to make the NYSP a more just, equitable institution: one that protects the rights of all New Yorkers. Perez writes with courageous honesty about how the very same law enforcement agency that lifted him and his family from poverty also challenged him to reform its institutionalized racism from within, all while doing his best to protect and serve. This is a must read for anyone seeking to better understand the complexities of working in law enforcement as a member of a marginalized minority. It is an urgent call of conscience to all New Yorkers and Americans to make our vital law enforcement institutions instruments of genuine justice.

Dan Ornstein - rabbi and author of Cain v Abel: A Jewish Courtroom Drama.

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InJUSTICE is the unique story of how Perez escapes from a life of poverty by joining the New York State Police. As one of a handful of Puerto Rican and African American state troopers in the 1980s, the author vividly reveals the challenges that officers of color face. With intelligence, courage, humor, and a commitment to administering justice, Perez examines the tensions that arise from carrying out law enforcement in a society shaped by inequalities of class, gender, ethnicity, and race, while also sharing a moving personal story.

Barbara Smith - Author, The Truth That Never Hurts: Writings on Race, Gender, and Freedom

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WOW! Pedro Perez' memoir is an inspiring account of one m

Growing up in a small rural town with a population of just a little more than one thousand residents, AT Chavez became an elite US federal agent for the Department of Energy, whose mission was to safeguard and transport the nation's nuclear weapons, components, test assemblies, and strategic quantities of weapons-grade nuclear materials from Department of Energy facilities to military installations within the continental United States.

Police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and military members all see the innermost of our dark and fallen world. Jonathan Hickory gives us a veteran police officer's intimate perspective into the struggle that many of our heroes battle in their hearts.

Drowning in the depths of depression and sadness, burning with anger, and chained down by alcoholism, Jonathan couldn't do any more. After the death of his father as a young boy, facing countless horrific death scenes in the line of duty, and the loss of his first son, Jonathan turned to the world for answers--finding only darkness. Facing the threat of losing his job as a police officer, the loss of his wife and daughter, and contemplating suicide, Jonathan turns to the only one who can truly save--Jesus.

Read the powerful true story of how a step into faith saved Jonathan from the clutches of sin and addiction, changing his life forever. This amazing story of grace and the life-changing power of Jesus Christ is guaranteed to encourage everyone who reads it.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Walk in My Combat Boots: true-life stories from the men and women who protect and serve our homes, families and communities.

Protect

These men and women are our eyes. Our ears. Our protectors. Those who wear a badge, doing their best to help people.

Serve

These cops serve their communities. They serve their country. They're in the business of saving lives--even at the risk of their own.

Defend

These patrol officers and K9 handlers, sheriffs and detectives, reveal what it's really like to wear the uniform, to carry the weight of the responsibility they've been given.

This is a calling. This is the job.

Walk the Blue Line is the book that the law-enforcement community has been waiting for. These stories showcase the courage, the hurt, the anger and the joy that can be found in every officer's DNA--and above all, their commitment to making difficult situations a little bit better. --Jim Pasco, Executive Director, National Fraternal Order of Police