It Was A Dark And Stormy Book Club

Desmond RyanShow NotesFor almost thirty years, Desmond P. Ryan began every day of his working life with either a victimwaiting in a hospital emergency room, or a call to a street corner or a blood-soaked room wheresomeone had been left for dead. Murder, assaults on a level that defied humanity, sexualviolations intended to demean, shame, and haunt the individuals who were no more thanobjects to the offenders: all in a day's work.It was exhilarating, exhausting, and often heartbreaking.As a Detective with the Toronto Police Service, Desmond P. Ryan wrote thousands of reportsdetailing the people, places, and events that led up to the moment he came along. Heinvestigated the crimes and wrote synopses for guilty pleas detailing the circumstances thatbrought the accused individuals before the Courts. He also wrote a number of files to haveindividuals deemed either Not Criminally Responsible due to mental incapacity, or DangerousOffenders to be held in custody indefinitely.Now, as a retired investigator with three