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Leadership Under Fire: Lessons from the Front Lines of Law Enforcement
A debut leadership book drawing from decades in leadership and law enforcement. This book explores ethics, perseverance, decision-making, and resilience — lessons that apply equally to business, policing, and life.
Leadership for Police Field Training Officers: Training, Accountability, and Excellence in the Field
Leadership for Police Field Training Officers: Training, Accountability, and Excellence in the Field is a comprehensive, experience-driven guide designed for Field Training Officers, supervisors, command staff, training coordinators, and law enforcement leaders responsible for developing the next generation of officers.
Built to Lead: A Practical Guide to Leadership, Character, and Courage
A practical leadership guide focused on the timeless principles that matter most—character, discipline, fairness, consistency, and the responsibility to build others. Drawing from decades of leadership in business and public service, this book provides clear, straightforward lessons for entrepreneurs, executives, managers, and anyone responsible for leading people with integrity.
Great DiaThe Great Divider and Chief: How Leadership Eroded Trust in Law Enforcement and Divided a Nationvider and Chief
Drawing on almost three decades of law enforcement leadership experience, Keith Grounsell examines how leadership decisions, political agendas, media narratives, and declining accountability have shaped public trust, officer morale, recruitment, and public safety. Through historical analysis, real-world experience, and lessons learned from the front lines, this book explores the consequences of leadership failures while providing a roadmap for restoring integrity, rebuilding trust, strengthening organizations, and leading effectively in challenging times.
Community Policing That Works: 150+ Real-World Programs to Build Trust, Reduce Crime, and Serve the People
A practical playbook for building safer communities through trust, problem solving, and partnerships. Drawing on nearly three decades of law enforcement leadership experience, Keith Grounsell provides more than 150 proven programs, strategies, and ready-to-use tools designed to help agencies reduce crime, strengthen community relationships, improve accountability, and create lasting organizational change. More than a philosophy book, this is a field guide packed with real-world lessons, leadership insights, templates, and implementation strategies for agencies of any size.
Shattered Chains: Human Trafficking Uncovered
An eye-opening exploration of one of society’s darkest crimes. This book exposes the brutal truths of modern trafficking, from cartel-run networks to online grooming and organ harvesting. It includes survivor stories, tools for recognizing the signs of trafficking, and practical steps communities and law enforcement can take. Both an exposé and a call to action, this book is a vital resource for anyone committed to ending human trafficking.
Deep Cover: The Ultimate Guide for Elite Undercover Operators
A comprehensive tactical manual for undercover operatives and trainers. It blends proven tradecraft with lived experience, offering strategies for infiltration, survival, and operational success in the most dangerous undercover assignments.
Sold to active and retired law enforcement personnel only, subject to verification of credentials.
Leading from the Front Line: A First-Line Supervisor's Guide
The hardest promotion in policing isn’t Chief — it’s the first step into supervision. This book equips corporals and sergeants with the tools to build trust, handle discipline, motivate diverse teams, and make tough split-second decisions. It provides practical strategies and reflection points to help leaders think, adapt, and lead with integrity.
Policing Without Borders: Mentoring and Advising International Police Forces
A roadmap for mentoring and advising police in the world’s toughest environments, drawn from deployments to Afghanistan, Haiti, Liberia, Jordan, India, and beyond. This book serves as both a field guide and leadership manual for anyone considering, preparing for, or serving in international policing.
The Trust Deficit: Lessons in Community Policing from Liberia
The Trust Deficit: Lessons in Community Policing from Liberia provides an in-depth examination of the unique policing challenges facing the West African nation of Liberia as it continues its journey from civil war toward lasting peace. Drawing on extensive field research, firsthand interviews, and international policing expertise, the book explores how trust between citizens and the Liberia National Police can be rebuilt through accountability, community partnerships, and effective leadership. More than a study of policing in Liberia, it offers practical lessons that can benefit law enforcement professionals, policymakers, and international advisors working in post-conflict and developing nations around the world.
A Narc’s Tale – Volume 1
Before ever wearing a badge, Keith’s life nearly took a very different turn after a series of choices that could have changed everything. Those lessons shaped the man he would become and the mission he chose—to serve, protect, and fight back against the world he once stood dangerously close to. Thrust into the drug trade with little training, he learns the craft of undercover work on the fly, taking down more than 130 dealers and setting the stage for a relentless career deep inside the shadows of law enforcement.
A Narc’s Tale – Volume 2
After leaving behind city undercover work, Keith steps into a new world as a county narcotics investigator—where the stakes, territory, and dangers grow exponentially. Now embedded in a violent network of cartels, corruption, and betrayal, he must balance loyalty and deception while clinging to the values that first drove him to serve. One tragic loss reminds him how quickly undercover life can claim everything, including those closest to him.
A Narc’s Tale – Volume 3
With years of experience and scars to prove it, Keith faces his most dangerous missions yet—multi-kilo cocaine deals, murder-for-hire plots, and informants who could turn at any moment. Every operation becomes a test of instinct and survival. As the lines between good and evil blur even further, he discovers that the biggest battles aren’t always fought on the streets, but within.
A Narc’s Tale – Volume 4
Having mastered the art of deep cover at the local and county levels, Keith enters the federal arena as a DEA Special Agent—where the enemies are global and the risks even greater. From wiretaps to cartel takedowns, he operates at the highest levels of undercover work while confronting the toll it takes on his family, his faith, and his future. This final chapter closes one era and opens the door to a life forever changed by the shadows he once walked through.
A NARC’S TALE – The Complete Series
A raw, behind-the-scenes look at six years of deep undercover narcotics work at the city, county, and federal levels. This series reveals the gritty, high-stakes reality of working undercover while balancing the risks and personal sacrifices involved.
👉 One of the true stories inspired the award-winning film Bound: A Human Trafficking Story and several stories were featured on the A&E network’s Undercover: Caught on Tape.
Leadership Under Fire: Lessons from the Front Lines of Law Enforcement
A debut leadership book drawing from decades in leadership and law enforcement. This book explores ethics, perseverance, decision-making, and resilience — lessons that apply equally to business, policing, and life.
Built to Lead: A Practical Guide to Leadership, Character, and Courage
A practical leadership guide focused on the timeless principles that matter most—character, discipline, fairness, consistency, and the responsibility to build others. Drawing from decades of leadership in business and public service, this book provides clear, straightforward lessons for entrepreneurs, executives, managers, and anyone responsible for leading people with integrity.
Leadership for Police Field Training Officers: Training, Accountability, and Excellence in the Field
Leadership for Police Field Training Officers: Training, Accountability, and Excellence in the Field is a comprehensive, experience-driven guide designed for Field Training Officers, supervisors, command staff, training coordinators, and law enforcement leaders responsible for developing the next generation of officers.
Leading from the Front Line: A First-Line Supervisor's Guide
The hardest promotion in policing isn’t Chief — it’s the first step into supervision. This book equips corporals and sergeants with the tools to build trust, handle discipline, motivate diverse teams, and make tough split-second decisions. It provides practical strategies and reflection points to help leaders think, adapt, and lead with integrity.
Community Policing That Works: 150+ Real-World Programs to Build Trust, Reduce Crime, and Serve the People
A practical playbook for building safer communities through trust, problem solving, and partnerships. Drawing on nearly three decades of law enforcement leadership experience, Keith Grounsell provides more than 150 proven programs, strategies, and ready-to-use tools designed to help agencies reduce crime, strengthen community relationships, improve accountability, and create lasting organizational change. More than a philosophy book, this is a field guide packed with real-world lessons, leadership insights, templates, and implementation strategies for agencies of any size.
Great DiaThe Great Divider and Chief: How Leadership Eroded Trust in Law Enforcement and Divided a Nationvider and Chief
Drawing on almost three decades of law enforcement leadership experience, Keith Grounsell examines how leadership decisions, political agendas, media narratives, and declining accountability have shaped public trust, officer morale, recruitment, and public safety. Through historical analysis, real-world experience, and lessons learned from the front lines, this book explores the consequences of leadership failures while providing a roadmap for restoring integrity, rebuilding trust, strengthening organizations, and leading effectively in challenging times.
Shattered Chains: Human Trafficking Uncovered
An eye-opening exploration of one of society’s darkest crimes. This book exposes the brutal truths of modern trafficking, from cartel-run networks to online grooming and organ harvesting. It includes survivor stories, tools for recognizing the signs of trafficking, and practical steps communities and law enforcement can take. Both an exposé and a call to action, this book is a vital resource for anyone committed to ending human trafficking.
Policing Without Borders: Mentoring and Advising International Police Forces
A roadmap for mentoring and advising police in the world’s toughest environments, drawn from deployments to Afghanistan, Haiti, Liberia, Jordan, India, and beyond. This book serves as both a field guide and leadership manual for anyone considering, preparing for, or serving in international policing.
The Trust Deficit: Lessons in Community Policing from Liberia
The Trust Deficit: Lessons in Community Policing from Liberia provides an in-depth examination of the unique policing challenges facing the West African nation of Liberia as it continues its journey from civil war toward lasting peace. Drawing on extensive field research, firsthand interviews, and international policing expertise, the book explores how trust between citizens and the Liberia National Police can be rebuilt through accountability, community partnerships, and effective leadership. More than a study of policing in Liberia, it offers practical lessons that can benefit law enforcement professionals, policymakers, and international advisors working in post-conflict and developing nations around the world.
Deep Cover: The Ultimate Guide for Elite Undercover Operators
A comprehensive tactical manual for undercover operatives and trainers. It blends proven tradecraft with lived experience, offering strategies for infiltration, survival, and operational success in the most dangerous undercover assignments.
Sold to active and retired law enforcement personnel only, subject to verification of credentials.
A Narc’s Tale – Volume 1
Before ever wearing a badge, Keith’s life nearly took a very different turn after a series of choices that could have changed everything. Those lessons shaped the man he would become and the mission he chose—to serve, protect, and fight back against the world he once stood dangerously close to. Thrust into the drug trade with little training, he learns the craft of undercover work on the fly, taking down more than 130 dealers and setting the stage for a relentless career deep inside the shadows of law enforcement.
A Narc’s Tale – Volume 2
After leaving behind city undercover work, Keith steps into a new world as a county narcotics investigator—where the stakes, territory, and dangers grow exponentially. Now embedded in a violent network of cartels, corruption, and betrayal, he must balance loyalty and deception while clinging to the values that first drove him to serve. One tragic loss reminds him how quickly undercover life can claim everything, including those closest to him.
A Narc’s Tale – Volume 3
With years of experience and scars to prove it, Keith faces his most dangerous missions yet—multi-kilo cocaine deals, murder-for-hire plots, and informants who could turn at any moment. Every operation becomes a test of instinct and survival. As the lines between good and evil blur even further, he discovers that the biggest battles aren’t always fought on the streets, but within.
A Narc’s Tale – Volume 4
Having mastered the art of deep cover at the local and county levels, Keith enters the federal arena as a DEA Special Agent—where the enemies are global and the risks even greater. From wiretaps to cartel takedowns, he operates at the highest levels of undercover work while confronting the toll it takes on his family, his faith, and his future. This final chapter closes one era and opens the door to a life forever changed by the shadows he once walked through.
A NARC’S TALE – The Complete Series
A raw, behind-the-scenes look at six years of deep undercover narcotics work at the city, county, and federal levels. This series reveals the gritty, high-stakes reality of working undercover while balancing the risks and personal sacrifices involved.
👉 One of the true stories inspired the award-winning film Bound: A Human Trafficking Story and several stories were featured on the A&E network’s Undercover: Caught on Tape.
WATCH THE OFFICIAL SERIES TRAILER A Narc's Tale – Based on True Undercover Operations
Before you begin reading the series, step into the world behind the books.
This official trailer introduces the true stories that inspired the A Narc’s Tale series and provides an inside look into one of the most dangerous assignments in law enforcement—working deep undercover.
INSIDE THE TRAILER
- Actual undercover surveillance footage
- Real narcotics investigations
- Authentic undercover meetings with drug traffickers
- Video from actual operations featured throughout the series
- The true story that inspired the award-winning film BOUND: A Human Trafficking Story
- Behind-the-scenes footage from A&E’s Undercover: Caught on Tape
These aren’t Hollywood scripts.
They are based on real investigations… real criminals… real dangers… and real sacrifices experienced during my years working as a:
- City Police Officer
- County Narcotics Investigator
- DEA Special Agent
- Every operation carried risk.
- Every meeting could have been the last.
- Every chapter was earned through experience.
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s really like to live a double life, infiltrate violent criminal organizations, earn the trust of dangerous offenders, and make split-second decisions where one mistake could cost you everything…
Your journey begins here.
“The truth is often stranger—and far more dangerous—than fiction.”
Kaleb’s Journey of Kindness: Valuable Lessons to Teach Our Youth
A heartwarming children’s book that teaches more than 20 valuable life lessons on kindness, respect, faith, courage, and good decision-making. Through Kaleb’s adventures with his grandfather and loyal companion, Capone, young readers learn timeless values while encouraging meaningful conversations between children, parents, grandparents, and educators. This inspiring story helps build character, confidence, and compassion that can last a lifetime.
Noah Says “NO”: When It’s Okay to Say No
A heartwarming children’s book that empowers young readers to embrace the power of “no” in everyday life. From stranger danger to peer pressure, cheating to cyberbullying, Noah shows kids that saying “no” isn’t about being difficult — it’s about staying safe, kind, and strong. With playful rhymes and meaningful lessons, this book sparks conversations at home and in classrooms about confidence, respect, and making smart choices.
McKenna’s Magical Journey: A Girl’s Guide to Growing Strong
An inspiring story that encourages young girls to rise above negativity, embrace kindness, and follow their dreams with courage and faith. Through McKenna’s adventures, readers learn timeless lessons about confidence, family, friendship, and staying true to themselves.
Hunter: Our Gift from Above
A heartwarming tale that celebrates adoption, the power of love, and the unbreakable bonds of family. Told in gentle rhymes, it shares Hunter’s journey into his forever family and reassures children that being chosen means being cherished. This uplifting story is perfect for adoptive families or anyone who wants to celebrate unconditional love and faith.
Books by Keith Grounsell
Welcome to GrounsellBooks.com — the official site for all of Keith Grounsell’s published works.
Keith is a two-time Chief of Police, former DEA Agent, undercover operator, and international law enforcement commander with nearly three decades of experience.
His books reflect a lifetime of service, courage, and integrity — offering readers powerful lessons from the front lines.
All titles are available on Amazon in Paperback, Kindle, and Audible formats.
Tribute Song to Covert Operators Featuring Real Undercover Footage and Stories from the A NARC'S TALE Book Series
The song is titled “Patriots in the Dark” and serves as a tribute to undercover officers and agents who work in the shadows, often making tremendous personal sacrifices that the public never sees.
Children’s Books
The Kids Character and Confidence Series
Great leaders are not built overnight—they are developed through the values, lessons, and character instilled at an early age. These books are designed to help children build confidence, kindness, integrity, resilience, and good decision-making skills while creating meaningful conversations between children, parents, educators, and mentors. After all, if we want strong leaders tomorrow, we must invest in our children today.
Kaleb’s Journey of Kindness: Valuable Lessons to Teach Our Youth
A heartwarming children’s book that teaches more than 20 valuable life lessons on kindness, respect, faith, courage, and good decision-making. Through Kaleb’s adventures with his grandfather and loyal companion, Capone, young readers learn timeless values while encouraging meaningful conversations between children, parents, grandparents, and educators. This inspiring story helps build character, confidence, and compassion that can last a lifetime.
Noah Says “NO”: When It’s Okay to Say No
A heartwarming children’s book that empowers young readers to embrace the power of “no” in everyday life. From stranger danger to peer pressure, cheating to cyberbullying, Noah shows kids that saying “no” isn’t about being difficult — it’s about staying safe, kind, and strong. With playful rhymes and meaningful lessons, this book sparks conversations at home and in classrooms about confidence, respect, and making smart choices.
McKenna’s Magical Journey: A Girl’s Guide to Growing Strong
An inspiring story that encourages young girls to rise above negativity, embrace kindness, and follow their dreams with courage and faith. Through McKenna’s adventures, readers learn timeless lessons about confidence, family, friendship, and staying true to themselves.
Hunter: Our Gift from Above
A heartwarming tale that celebrates adoption, the power of love, and the unbreakable bonds of family. Told in gentle rhymes, it shares Hunter’s journey into his forever family and reassures children that being chosen means being cherished. This uplifting story is perfect for adoptive families or anyone who wants to celebrate unconditional love and faith.
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