Behind the Gold Star

Seven days in the life of a Police Chief struggling against bureaucratic stupidity, personal conflicts, and his departments collection of screw-ups, nut cases, and weird happenings. Reflective of his big city experience, the Chief tries desperately to balance competing forces in the professional and political arena of a smaller agency. Full of surprising twists and turns, with enough sex and violence to be reflective of the front page of todays newspaper, Behind the Gold Star will keep you hanging on every page and in the end, the characters give real meaning to the phrase, Its not over until the fat lady sings.

Rick Stone is a 25-year police veteran and one of the most highly decorated officers in Dallas Police Department history. A Medal of Valor recipient and former national Officer of the Year, Chief Stone is retired and living in Florida.