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Former undercover officer turns decades of experience into crime novels from Ladysmith home
The former undercover RCMP officer has published four novels and says the fiction is based on real cases, people and techniques from more than 30 years of work.
- Former RCMP officer Lawrence Ricketts has published four novels inspired by his more than 30-year undercover career, with his debut, The Third Law, selling at Boundless Books in Ladysmith.
- Ricketts began his undercover policing path shortly after graduating from RCMP training in 1966, using lessons from a Ryerson University human behavior course to navigate investigations across Toronto, Saanich, and Vancouver.
- "I write fiction based on fact," Ricketts said, blending personality traits from multiple real-life figures into single fictional characters to protect identities while drawing from genuine experiences.
- Writing has become an immersive process for Ricketts after paying for professional manuscript reviews; his biggest challenge remains capturing emotional scenes truthfully, particularly grief that lingers across months of drafting.
- Reflecting on his undercover career, Ricketts cited honesty as his greatest asset: "I figured out the best way when you don't know is to say you don't know." With a fifth novel already underway, he remains committed to drawing from his experiences.
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Former undercover officer turns decades of experience into crime novels from Ladysmith home
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…
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