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The High Road : Confessions of a Homicide Cop.
Hank Idsinga, whose grandfather was murdered in the Holocaust, became the countrys leading homicide detective, and in 'The High Road', he shares his insights into tracking down murderers and serial killers over his colourful and decorated 30-year career. Idsinga was a member of the Toronto Police Services, leading the country's top homicide unit for five years. He has received numerous awards from the Ontario Homicide Investigators Association, and has twice been recognized by Toronto Life magazine as one of Torontos 50 Most Influential People.
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- ISBN: 9781668076408
- Physical Description: 336 pages
- Publisher: Canada : Simon & Schuster, 2026.
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Library Bound Incorporated |
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| Subject: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Law Enforcement TRUE CRIME / Murder / General TRUE CRIME / Murder / Serial Killers |
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Hank Idsinga, whose grandfather was murdered in the Holocaust, became the countryâs leading homicide detective; he shares his insights into tracking down murderers and serial killers over his colourful and decorated thirty-year career.
From the age of ten, Hank Idsinga knew he wanted to become a homicide detective, when he learned that his grandfather had been murdered by the Nazis in the Second World War. He prepared to be a police officer his entire youth and soon found himself in ill-fitting suits training for the job. More than competentâsmart, incisive, caring, respectfulâIdsinga ingratiated himself to his fellow officers and to his superiors. He was as capable of tracking down a getaway man as he was informing a mother that her son, lost to crime, would never return home. Idsinga found himself at the center of some of the most notable crimes in recent Toronto history, from the Jane Creba shooting on Boxing Day to shootouts on Yonge Street to helping track down some of the most vicious serial criminals the city has ever seen.
But it was in homicide that Hank Idsinga would prove such a vital asset to the Toronto Police Services. Idsinga teamed up with his partners, including future chief of police Mark Saunders, on many murder callsâsome one-offs, others more nefariousâtaking in the scene with his excellent recall, finding the motive and the method faster and more insightfully than most. Idsinga and his team of seasoned detectives participated in taking down some of the worst Toronto has to offer, perhaps none more so than serial killer Bruce McArthur, who had terrorized the gay village for years. Idsinga became the public face for that investigation, and despite the criticism of the police forceâs handling of the murders, Idsinga always appeared strong and compassionate in front of the mediaâs camera flashes.
The High Road breathes life into the true detective genre, with raw, accessible and punchy prose, as honest and compelling as the homicide detective himself. His grandfather would have been proud.
