Sheriff Art Schenk, Montgomery County, Kansas

Book excerpt: Midwestern Sheriff Art Schenk shares his passion for law enforcement through harrowing, humbling, and humorous episodes that exhibit his sense of right from wrong, his loyalty and respect for his colleagues, and his love for the community he protects. Guided by experience and intuition, Schenk apprehends prison escapees, pursues stolen property, and rescues potential drowning victims. He uses trained canines, dons disguises to make drug seizures, prevents a major racial catastrophe, and performs long-term detective work for the FBI that leads to a major drug lord's arrest. Shortly after his retirement from the sheriff's department--just when he thinks his law enforcement years are over--a United States Marshals' request extends his legacy.