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Former undercover officer turns decades of experience into crime novels from Ladysmith home
He has published four novels and is writing a fifth, drawing on more than 30 years undercover against drug traffickers, kidnappers and organized crime.
After spending more than 30 years working undercover against drug traffickers, kidnappers and organized crime, Ladysmith resident Lawrence Ricketts is telling stories once again — this time through fiction. Ricketts, a former police officer whose career included undercover assignments in Toronto, Saanich and Vancouver, has published four novels inspired by people, operations and experiences that shaped his career, with a fifth book already under…