One Policeman's Lights and Siren is a collection of events that occurred during a young policeman's career. The pages reveal why retired police chief Russell Smith became a policeman in the first place. The chapters let you travel through some of the most memorable events within his early police career. "Good read," wrote author and retired Chief Joe Gibson, "Lights and Siren will be of interest to officers as well as to those who have never carried a badge... Chief Smith's memories give us a rare look at the inside of an officer's experience and what it means." Educational, exciting, sad,...

No Reason to Kill, Russell S. Smith's second nonfiction book, revolves around a murder that some say robbed San Angelo, Texas of its innocence. Twenty-year-old Sheila Elrod was shot to death during a jewelry store robbery on February 12, 1980. Police officers collected evidence and detectives pursued anything that even looked like a lead, but it was 21 years before a persistent Texas Ranger and DNA technology would place a suspect behind bars. Noted author and newspaper columnist Ross McSwain wrote the introduction.

"Steps into God's Country" begins with a child just learning about nature - to an adult who respects the land and what it has to offer. Russell Smith shows us how families teach their children about how to provide for themselves and their families while protecting the balance of nature. Heartwarming stories about growing up - that move on to stories about the experiences and dangers of communing with nature. Sharing his experiences in God's country with family, friends and strangers, Mr. Smith brings the reader into his world of hunting, fishing and the outdoors, and why he loves it. Learn,...