Tag Archives: James L’Etoile
The Forgotten Victims
Violent crime leaves a vortex of pain in its wake. The system offers a small measure of justice for the victims, but the families are left behind. I’ve spoken with mothers who lost their sons, and fathers who lost daughters. The single common thread among them was helplessness. There was nothing they could have done […]
Behind the Scenes – Crime in the Caribbean
After my first trip to Jamaica, I wanted to bring my fictional story about human trafficking to life. I knew the basic plot lines that I wanted to write, but my two decades of work in the criminal justice system didn’t give me enough to flesh out my story. I’ve seen the extortion of prison […]
Little River
During a recent trip to Jamaica, I had some down time waiting for my connecting flight and then again waiting in the customs lines in Montego Bay. My mind wandered, as it often does, but this time, it drifted and formed the framework of my novel. The plot line lay in the faces and unspoken […]
Human Trafficking – The 32 Billion Dollar Industry
Let me start out by stating that I’m not a social worker, reformer, or activist. I’m simply an observer – a writer. As I develop a novel and the plot lines within, I pull together source information and research the subject area to provide the reader with a realistic story line. In the process of […]
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