Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 196
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4422-6972-9 • Hardback • June 2017 • $45.00 • (£35.00) - Currently out of stock. Copies will arrive soon.
978-1-5381-2228-0 • Paperback • October 2018 • $29.00 • (£19.99)
978-1-4422-6973-6 • eBook • June 2017 • $27.50 • (£19.99)
Thomas G. Martin is a highly decorated former BNDD/DEA agent with the US Department of Justice and president of the country’s leading PI agency, Martin Investigative Services.He has been involved in numerous criminal cases that garnered national attention, including many unsolved crimes and cold cases. Today he oversees twenty-two investigators, including many former federal agents from the DEA, FBI, IRS, and Secret Service, in five California offices: Newport Beach, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Mission Viejo. You can visit his website at http://www.martinpi.com/.
Introduction
1: The Life of a PI
2: Marital Misadventures
3: The Legal Nuts and Bolts of Divorce
4: Love Is a Con
5: Scams and Suckers
6: Greed Is Not Good
7: Disappeared
8: Bringing People Together
9: Protecting Your Home…and Everything In It
10: International Concerns
11: The Ethics of Investigating: How to Hire the Right PI
Finally an investigative and instructional book, blended perfectly in a professional and personal diary of what works and what doesn’t. A must read for anyone who finds themselves mired in any negative life situation.
— Jack Trimarco, retired FBI, Los Angeles Polygraph Unit chief; former inspector general, US Department of Energy’'s Polygraph Program; seen regularly on Dr. Phil TV show since 2006
Full of nuggets of wisdom . . . An absolute gold mine of information on how to get through a crisis and life in general with the help of a reputable PI.
— John Marcello, former federal Aagent, U.S. Customs and Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Justice
Tom Martin was one of the finest federal special agents that BNDD/DEA ever had. This book is an invaluable and fascinating comprehensive real-life guide to the life and work of a private investigator. It should be required reading for the 100,000+ private investigators at work in the country today . . . and all those considering a career in this field as well as the millions who rely upon these types of services.
— David G. Herrera, private investigator, retired BNDD/DEA Sspecial Aagent
Tom Martin’s book is a blueprint for conducting private investigations for client’s who find themselves in a bind and need help to get evidence and facts to support their legal case. His case stories reflect an in-depth knowledge of how to investigate and interview to get results. A must read for any aspiring investigator and client seeking expertise.
— Ron Williams, CFS, U.S. Secret Service, retired; CEO, Talon Companies, Professional Security and Risk Management
Tom is not only the best investigator I have ever known and one who worked on our highest profile cases, but his ethics and street smarts allows the pages of this book to brim with sage and practical advice for us all. He has always protected my clients; now I have ways to protect my family. A must read for every parent.
— Wylie Aitken, nationally known trial lawyer; former president of California’s Trial Bar; radio and television legal analyst