The High Road

“Forget your favourite TV detective or Hollywood cop. Hank Idsinga is the real deal—a veteran homicide investigator who has smelled the blood at crime scenes, examined the corpses and hunted down the killers. From gangland slayings to other tragic murders, Idsinga grabs you for a gut-wrenching ride through the mean streets of murder. And he pulls no punches when it comes to exposing major issues with Canada’s largest police force. A scary, searing look behind the badge.” — JULIAN SHER, co-author of Hitman“Hank Idsinga is a man of imposing dimensions, physically and morally. It took a big man to head up the homicide squad in a city where slain blood flowed. The killings on his watch, overwhelmingly solved, required investigative skill, management adeptness and empathy for victims. This was a police officer who spent a lifetime delving into the darkness of horrific crimes and wretched criminals. In The High Road: Memories of a Homicide Cop, Hank recounts it all with immense humanity.” — ROSIE DiMANNO, Toronto Star

Hank Idsinga served thirty years with the Toronto Police Service, including five years leading the country’s top homicide unit. As Detective Sergeant and later Inspector in charge of Toronto’s Homicide Squad, he investigated a wide array of cases and confronted some of the city’s most dangerous criminals.

Idsinga has received multiple awards from the Ontario Homicide Investigator’s Association and has been recognized twice by Toronto Life magazine as one of Toronto’s 50 Most Influential People. He is also a frequent presenter at policing conferences, such as the FBI National Academy Associates Conference and the Ontario Homicide Investigators Conference.

Now retired, Idsinga is a regular crime commentator for the Corus radio network and Global Television, and is involved in American crime series production. He speaks extensively about policing following a distinguished career.