Edward T. Cook graduated
from Northern Michigan University in 1980 and is a Police lieutenant and Firearms Instructor with the Northwestern University
Police Department in Evanston (Illinois). Edward Cook has served with the law enforcement community for
more than 30 years, both in Illinois and Michigan. As an author, Edward Cook is a member of the Military
Writers Society of America and the American Authors Association. Edward cook is the author of Guiding
The Way From Middle Neebish; Stars & Shields: Cop Stories; Murders Do Not Come by Accident; and, The
History of the 104th Combat Engineers: Pacific Campaign: 1942-1945
According to the book description of Guiding The Way From Middle
Neebish, “When people think of lighthouse keepers, they think of the persons that light and maintain the
beacons in the tall lighthouse along the coasts and rivers. They had only one light to maintain, and keep working. However,
there where other lights that that the lighthouse keepers maintained. The channel lights of the St Mary's River were numerous.
The St. Mary's River is 77 miles long from Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior, through the Sault Ste Marie Lock System, to
its end at Detour Reef in Lake Huron. Most of the channels were mane made, with no designated traffic lanes to separate the
ship traffic. The river channels are dredged to 28 feet deep, and are about 300 feet wide in most places. This is the story
about those lighthouse keepers. The one's that maintained the range and buoy lights in the Great Lakes. In particular,
about the life of Chief Quartermaster Hugh Cook. About the life of living in a lighthouse, and the everyday chores, and raising
a family at the same time.”
According to the book description of Stars & Shields: Cop Stories, “If
you ever wondered what cops talk about, these are some of the stories. This book covers thirty years of cop stories, jokes,
and statements that the author has personally been involved in, or has been told by other cops in the Midwest. These are stories
about cops both on and off duty. To those who wear the stars and shields, it can be a fun and rewarding job.”
According to the
book description of Murders Do Not Come by Accident, “In the city of Marquette, in the upper
peninsula of Michigan, four students are killed by accident. Or is it murder? It is up to detective John Cook to solve this
mystery and apprehend the suspect. From Marquette to Neebish Island, Michigan, John Cook will not stop until these cases are
solved and the suspect is behind bars!”
According to the book description of The History of the 104th Combat Engineers:
Pacific Campaign: 1942-1945, “Edward T. Cook is the son of the late Major Edward T. Cook, who served with
the 104th Combat Engineers during World War II. Edward wrote this book to give a historical account of the 104th Combat Engineers.”
According to the book description of
Letters from Heroes,
"Many were drafted, others
volunteered, and some wanted to make
the armed forces their career. It
takes a combination of men and women
to make up our armed forces. They
all have a job to do, and they do it
well. They give their time, their
sweat and even their blood for our
great nation. They are away from
their families for months or years.
They see death, they see happiness,
and they see themselves as doing a
job: To protect our freedom and
freedom for others. They willingly
make that sacrifice for their
country. So in reading the following
letters and stories, put yourself in
their shoes. Some of the stories
will make you chuckle, some will
make you sad. But you will see
things through their eyes. Their
thoughts about training, war,
sickness, and their comrades. What
they thought about everything from
the enemies they fought to the food
they ate daily. Remember our
heroes!"
