BOOZE AND THE BADGE: A Cop's Battle with the Bottle
By Barry Ruhl
Edited by David Hoath, PhD
(FriesenPress, December 2020)

This memoir is an examination of the author’s lifelong battle with alcoholism, how it affected his lengthy policing career, and his efforts to help others battle addiction once he was in recovery and had retired from policing. Along the way, this manuscript details many of the cases he was involved in as well as his subsequent battle with prostate cancer. Moreover, in addition to telling the author’s life story, the book aims to help other members of the law enforcement community who are struggling with addiction, encouraging, them to seek help before it’s too late. ​

“My bud Sgt. Barry Ruhl's autobiographical battle with the bottle, Booze and the Badge, arrived. Excited to start it. He was working on it long before I knew him. The ties between alcoholism and LE is a woefully neglected topic and it's valuable to see him open up.
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​Buy my friend Barry's book. He makes good ribs and beat the shit out of a serial killer while completely in the nude. Good storyteller.”
​-Dr. Lee Mellor, Criminologist and bestselling author of Cold North Killers

“A very entrancing read: This is a book that should required reading for all those who wish to go into police work, first responder work, or know/are related to/are an alcoholic.”
-Bill Swan, author of the Real Justice series

“A book filled with gut wrenching honesty.”
-Brian Hamilton

Book Details:
Black & White
172 pages
7 x 10 inches

ISBNs:
1. eBook (EPUB, MOBI, PDF): 978-1-5255-8534-0
2. Paperback: 978-1-5255-8533-3
3. Hardcover: 978-1-5255-8532-6

Categories:
1. Autobiography / Law Enforcement
2. Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
3. Autobiography / General​

Keywords:
Police memoir, Addiction memoir, Alcohol addiction, Police addiction, Police memoir, OPP memoir, David Hoath