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After retiring from law enforcement, the author spent several years in Central
California managing a vineyard devoted to raisin production. From there he had another career as a real estate appraiser.
Now retired, he enjoys life on his “gentleman’s farm” on the Downeast coast of Maine. Dale has been a certified
SCUBA diver, licensed pilot, and long-time competitive runner. Now he is most likely to be found working or hiking in his
woods, or on the slops downhill skiing. Though he is an elected Selectman in a picturesque coastal Maine town, he quickly
adds that he is not a politician.” Dale Sprinkle is the author of Casey Teel.
According to the book description of Casey Teel, “There
are no stories quite like those experienced by inner city street cops. Truth is most people will listen when a policeman tells
of his experiences. But the stories most folks want repeated are not the ones about the hot pursuits, the shootings, or the
prominent arrests. No, it’s the bizarre, quirky, sometimes funny, sometimes sad stories that play out in the big city
as a part of a cop’s existence there. The fictional Casey Teel vicariously lives many of the author’s real life
police experiences.
But Casey Teel is much more than a police story. It is an allegorical saga that
spans several decades. The reader will truly experience history while following Casey through espionage training, to working
with the French Resistance in WWII, and into his career with LAPD. The author’s careful research and personal experience
combine to create a saga that is historically correct. Every story either could have, or did actually happen. All settings
are real. Police work doesn’t attract philosophers, but being in the middle of life’s most intimate dramas does
create them. The ones you meet in these pages may challenge your beliefs, or at least they will make you think.”
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