A Question of Honor [Paperback]

James Lilley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2001

A man who had served in the police force with pride and honor was being sent to prison for a crime he hadn't committed. But Jesse Kelly wouldn't survive a week in prison. Then came a helping hand, and the accident in which it was assumed he had perished. Follw him as he sets out on a quest for justice and revenge.

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About the Author

James Lilley is a former Marine who served 25 years with the Howard County, Maryland Police Department before retiring with the rank of Sergeant. During his tenure with the police department he served as a Patrol Officer, a detective working cases from burglary to rape and murder, as a Patrol Supervisor, Communications Supervisor, Forensic Services Supervisor and as a supervisor of the police department's Street Drug Unit. Mr. Lilley is one of the featured officers in the book Undercover, by Hans Halberstadt.

Mr. Lilley is a 7th Degree Black Belt in Shorin Ryu Karate, with over 37 years of experience and a certified self-defense instructor. He has served as a physical training and self-defense instructor with the Howard County Police Department as well as a guest instructor for various police agencies around the region. His programs have been published world-wide by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and he has been asked to provide advice to other police departments from around the country regarding their training programs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 341 pages
• Publisher: Mandrill (February 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970795459
• ISBN-13: 978-0970795458
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,375,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

James Lilley is a former Marine and highly decorated 25-year veteran of the Howard County, Maryland Police Department.
His awards include the Medal of Valor, four Bronze Stars, four Unit Citations, and the Governor's Citation. Jim was selected as the Police-Writers.com 2008 Author of Year, was awarded First Runner Up in 2009 Police-Writers.com Short Story Contest and received an Honorable Mention for his book "The Eyes of the Hunter" in the New England Book Festival.
"The Eyes of the Hunter" has been adopted by Johns Hopkins University as required reading in the Master of Science in Intelligence Analysis program. James is also a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, lecturing in the Intelligence Analysis and Police Executive Leadership Programs.
Jim is also a Black Belt in Shorin Ryu (Kobayashi Ryu) Karate and was the first American to be promoted to the Black Belt rank by Sensei Takeshi Miyagi. In August 2011, Sensei Miyagi promoted him to his current rank of 9th Degree Black Belt.
But, when he first approached Mr. Miyagi and asked to join his class he was told, "You will never be promoted to any rank in my dojo (school). You will always be a white belt (beginner's belt) and like all other Americans who have come to my class, you will quit. I am too tough--too disciplined for Americans. But, if you want to learn and learn the right way, come back and I will teach you." The following night, when he arrived to begin training, he also learned that he was not welcomed by the other students. Awkward first steps marked the beginning of a journey that has now spanned 48 years and the earning of the respect of the Okinawan students. He has completed a book detailing that journey and hopes to have it ready for publication soon.
Jim will confess that he possesses a devilish sense of humor, which has brought him to the carpet to answer for his pranks since he was a child. He recalls his first steps into the world of mischief making were taken during Mass at St. Paul's Church in Ellicott City, Md. His launching of a paper airplane during the Homily disrupted the Mass and he was rewarded with a backside warming on the steps of the church. Still, that "reward" has never deterred the prankster in him.