U.S. Marshals: Inside America's Most Storied Law-Enforcement Service (Large Print)

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Written with the service's full cooperation, The U.S. Marshals is a fascinating tour of this extraordinary organization-the oldest, the most effective, and the most dangerous branch of American law enforcement, and the least known-written by a former top-ranking officer. Unlike their counterparts in the police and the FBI, U.S. Marshals don't investigate or prosecute crimes. They pursue and arrest the most dangerous criminal offenders on U.S. soil, an extraordinarily hazardous job often involving gun battles and physical altercations. Earp takes us back to the service's early days, explaining its creation and its role in the border wars that helped make continental expansion possible. He brings to life the gunslingers and gunfights that have made the Marshals legend, and explores the service's role today integrating federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the hunt for the most notorious criminals-terrorists, drug lords, gun runners. Setting his own experiences within the long history of the U.S. Marshals service, Earp offers a moving and illuminating tribute to the brave marshals who have dedicated their lives to keeping the nation safe.

David Fisher is the author of more than twenty New York Times bestsellers. He lives in New York with his wife, Laura. Mike Earp retired as the third-highest-ranking official in the U.S. Marshals Service in January 2012, after twenty-nine years of service. As the associate director for operations, he supervised all operational divisions and programs of the agency. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

"A swift-moving history of and tribute to officers who are 'out there at all hours of the day and night, kicking down doors, stopping vehicles, and arresting heinous fugitives.'" -- Kirkus Reviews "U.S. Marshals is a fast-paced, interesting and well-told story about modern-day manhunters." -- Washington Times