Paperback. Two rookie police officers with vastly different backgrounds and visions of justice go behind the blue wall in the 1970s with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force. Rick, raised as a Baptist farm kid, brings to the job his idealistic faith in justice and human nature. Spike, scarred psychologically by an abusive father and the death of his mother and brother in a fatal car crash, is driven by a ruthless, cold pragmatism. At first, their relationship is adversarial, but as they learn to cope with the realities of policing and their own shortcomings, they begin to trust each other. Their budding trust is shattered, however, when they are suspended after being declared persons of interest in an investigation which could change the course of their careers-and lives-forever. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Shades of Blue (Paperback)
Publisher: Tellwell Talent
Publication Date: 2026
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1834382157
ISBN 13: 9781834382159
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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Two rookie police officers with vastly different backgrounds and visions of justice go behind the blue wall in the 1970s with the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force. Rick, raised as a Baptist farm kid, brings to the job his idealistic faith in justice and human nature. Spike, scarred psychologically by an abusive father and the death of his mother and brother in a fatal car crash, is driven by a ruthless, cold pragmatism.

At first, their relationship is adversarial, but as they learn to cope with the realities of policing and their own shortcomings, they begin to trust each other. Their budding trust is shattered, however, when they are suspended after being declared persons of interest in an investigation which could change the course of their careers-and lives-forever.

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David R. Hoath served for thirteen years as a police officer with the Metropolitan Toronto and Owen Sound Police Services before becoming a police/military psychologist. Now retired, he lives in Newmarket, ON.

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