Iam, as always, indebted to many for helping to bring this book into being: Lesley Choyce, Julia Swan, Peggy Amirault, and Gail LeBlanc for their continued commitment to creating meaningful books; William A. Mays, editor and owner of the National Police Gazette, for his useful research; Deborah Goodfellow and David Wiggin for their critical eyes and open ears; Terry Chisholm and Derrick McPhee for their Prince Edward Island Green Couch Writer’s Retreat; Barbara Freedman Laffoley for her contribution of rare resources; and Bernice Suitor and Emma Laffoley for their unqualified patience and support.