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Retired tribal police officer introduces a thriller, a family preparedness guide, and a collection of life reflections.
Eastern Washington author James Scott Wynecoop introduces three new books
The retired tribal police officer's latest work includes a thriller, a family preparedness guide, and a collection of stories and reflections.
SPOKANE, WA / ACCESS Newswire / November 6, 2026 / James Scott Wynecoop was 18 when he put on a badge for the Spokane Tribal Police. After 45 years in public safety, he turned to writing, drawing on the calls he remembered, the people who raised him, and the questions that followed him into retirement. His three newest books take those experiences in different directions.
The Last Call opens with a ringing telephone that hasn't been connected in years. Retired police officer Jack Mercer answers and hears a woman who says she's hurt, trapped, and running out of time. An old photograph and a case from his past give him somewhere to start. The closer he gets to an answer, the more he has to question people he once trusted.
Preparing for What May Come - Keeping Your Family Safe in a Changing World starts with a question families can talk through at the kitchen table. What would you do tonight if the power went out and your phone couldn't reach the people you love? Drawing on his years in emergency services, Wynecoop covers food, water, backup power, and communication, along with how neighbors can help each other and how parents can involve children in a family plan.
The Life Between the Mile Markers - Stories, Lessons, and the Things That Matter brings together new reflections and material adapted from The Marathon of Life and earlier writings. Wynecoop looks back on childhood in Eastern Washington, the elders who taught him, his first years wearing a badge, and the ordinary moments with family he came to appreciate more with age.
Readers who know Wynecoop from his earlier books may remember When the Old Ones Woke, a novel about what happens when elderly and terminally ill people are restored to health overnight, or Living With the Badge, which turns the focus to law-enforcement families and what they carry at home. His published work also includes My First 10 Years as a Tribal Police Officer, the ranch memories of Summers at the R&B Ranch, and The Journey of a Storyteller, written for people who want to bring their own stories into print.
About the author
James Scott Wynecoop is a first-generation descendant of the Spokane Tribe. He began his career with the Spokane Tribal Police in 1975 and went on to serve in law enforcement, emergency medical services, firefighting, and public safety leadership. He retired in 2022 and writes from Eastern Washington.
Media contact
James Scott Wynecoop, Author | Coopack, LLC
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