Maryland and Maine

Editor's Note: One of the authors is a former Marine.

Police-Writers.com is a website that lists state and local police officers who have written books. The website added three authors, two from Maryland and one from Maine: Michael E. Bemis; Mark Lindsay; and, James H. Lilley.

Michael E. Bemis is a career police officer who was also elected as the Sheriff of York County (Maine). He is the author of three books: Snow Waste; Safe & Sound: How to Buy a Safe, Private, Quiet Home; and, Safe From Terrorism: How to Protect and Save Yourself and Your Family At Home, Work and Play.

According to the editor of WordWeaving.com, “Three extremely diverse perspectives expose the dangers of greed, necessity and innocence in author Michael E. Bemis' SNOW WASTE. While the text is rather dense at times with needful explanation and exploration of technicalities and legalities, Bemis' elegant prose flows beautifully, making it easy for those who know the information to scan detail quickly yet keeping the explanations palatable for the uninitiated - truly a remarkable narrative feat. Indeed, Bemis utilizes his years in law enforcement and love of the snow to render a tale that is both powerful and thought provoking. SNOW WASTE comes very highly recommended.”

Mark Lindsay was a police officer and detective for the Baltimore Police Department (Maryland) for over twenty years. He has a BS in criminal justice and an MS in clinical psychology. He is a licensed psychological associate in the State of Maryland and has worked extensively in suicide investigations and hostage negotiations, and he has lead training courses for law enforcement personnel.

Mark Lindsay is the co-author of Suicide by Cop: Committing Suicide by Provoking Police to Shoot You. According to the book description, “This book examines what we know about the phenomenon of suicide by cop and places this behavior in a broader context. For example, some murder victims (perhaps as many as a quarter) provoke the murderer, to some extent, into killing them—so-called victim-precipitated homicide. In some cases, it has been suspected that murderers kill and act thereafter in such a way as to provoke the state into executing them. The authors then examine some of the issues specific to suicide by cop, such as whether there is a racial bias in these acts and what the legal implications are. Finally, they discuss the process of hostage negotiation (since those involved in suicide by cop often take hostages during the confrontation with police), the need to provide counseling for police officers involved in suicide-by-cop incidents, and how we might reduce the incidence of this behavior.”

James H. Lilley is a former Marine and Police Sergeant with the Howard County Police Department (Maryland). He worked in the Uniformed Patrol Division, Criminal Investigations Division, Forensic Services (CSI) and Drug Enforcement Division. His Street Drug Unit was featured in the book "Undercover" by Hans Halberstadt and published by Simon and Schuster. Some of his awards include The Medal of Valor, Four Bronze Stars, Four Unit Citations and the Governor's Citation. He is also an 8th Degree Black Belt in Shorin Ryu Karate and the first American to be promoted to the rank of Black Belt by Mr. Takeshi Miyagi. James Lilley is the author of six books: A Question of Honor; The Eyes of the Hunter; The Far Side of the Bridge; Just Retribution; A Miracle for Tony Clements; and, Death Knocks Twice.

According to the book description of Death Knocks Twice, “Halloween night, with a Hunter's Moon in the sky, finds Detective Jefferson Daniel Lewis on the scene of a murder. Another child molester's been killed with the signature double tap to the head. Two .22 caliber bullets, and little else to go on, puts Lewis in the middle of right and wrong when sentiment rests on the side of the killer. To complicate matters, he's assigned a new partner. Maria Santana, a dark-eyed, raven-haired beauty works beside him day and night, but knows she'd like to be a lot more than just his partner.”

Police-Writers.com now hosts 608 police officers (representing 261 police departments) and their 1273 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.