The High Road
Confessions of a Homicide Cop
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The High Road
Narrated by:
Alan Carlson
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Alan Carlson
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Hank Idsinga
Summary
At ten years old, Hank Idsinga knew what he wanted to do with his life. Determined to become a homicide detective, he spent his youth preparing for a job that would demand more of him than he could ever have imagined.
From his earliest days in an ill-fitting suit to his rise through the Toronto Police Service, Idsinga earned a reputation for sharp instincts, painstaking investigation, and compassion. He understood that the work meant more than catching a killer. It also meant sitting across from a mother and telling her that her son would never come home.
Alongside a team of seasoned detectives, Idsinga helped investigate some of Toronto’s most notorious crimes, from the Boxing Day shooting of Jane Creba to the serial murders committed by Bruce McArthur. With a keen eye and exceptional recall, he pieced together motives, followed elusive leads, and spotted the crucial details that could break a case open.
But some of the hardest truths Idsinga encountered lay within the institution he had dedicated his life to serving. With striking candour, he takes readers behind the scenes of Canada’s largest municipal police force, revealing tensions rarely aired in public and experiences that tested his faith in the profession he loved.
Gripping, deeply personal, and unflinching, The High Road explores what it takes to solve a murder, the toll of confronting violence, and the challenge of holding your own profession to account.
Critic Reviews
“Forget your favourite TV detective or Hollywood cop. Hank Idsinga is the real deal—a veteran homicide investigator who has smelled the blood at crime scenes, examined the corpses and hunted down the killers. From gangland slayings to other tragic murders, Idsinga grabs you for a gut-wrenching ride through the mean streets of murder. And he pulls no punches when it comes to exposing major issues with Canada’s largest police force. A scary, searing look behind the badge.”
— JULIAN SHER, co-author of Hitman
— JULIAN SHER, co-author of Hitman
“Hank Idsinga is a man of imposing dimensions, physically and morally. It took a big man to head up the homicide squad in a city where slain blood flowed. The killings on his watch, overwhelmingly solved, required investigative skill, management adeptness and empathy for victims. This was a police officer who spent a lifetime delving into the darkness of horrific crimes and wretched criminals. In The High Road: Memories of a Homicide Cop, Hank recounts it all with immense humanity.”
— ROSIE DiMANNO, Toronto Star
— ROSIE DiMANNO, Toronto Star
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