Jim Andres has the written craft to enrapture the mind much like an artist wields a brush. The pages are a blank canvas on which to draw from a talent heralded by many and matched only by an imagination that rises to the task. NOT IN VAIN-A POLICE STORY is the first in a series of recent pursuits, with work progressing quickly on the follow-up. Jim Andres is a retired police lieutenant from South Florida. After retirement he moved to North Carolina where he became a captain in a sheriff's department and organized a narcotics unit. The story that he has written reflects on the life of narcotic police offïcers in South Florida. Andres was known as Bear on the streets when he was working. Jim Andres was the commander of an investigative division and encountered many drug dealers during that time. Andres was not an officer to sit in an office to run his division, but was on the streets working with his men. Andres was well known in the police world. Jim Andres has a degree from Nova Southeastern University in Criminal Justice. Andres was highly decorated during his years in South Florida and North Carolina. Only a police officer could tell a story that holds your attention like this book.
NOT IN VAIN - A POLICE STORY
by Jim Andres

NOT IN VAIN - A POLICE STORY
by Jim Andres
Published Feb 07, 2007
240 Pages
5.5 x 8.5 Black & White Paperback
Genre: FICTION / Thrillers / General