Yale Larsson Private Investigator Rules

by | Dec 19, 2021 | Yale's Perspective

The PI business is tough. Sometimes very tough. To be a good PI, you’ve got to think on your feet and react, sometimes very quickly. To quote an old cliche, “If you snooze, you lose.” In the PI business, loss can be fatal. I almost lost my life when I was a homicide investigator for the Sarasota County Sheriff’s office. A good PI lives by a code and a set of rules. One of these days, I’m going to write a book on being a world class private investigator.

Here are a few of the rules I live by to be a world class private investigator, and to live to a ripe old age.

  1. Yale Larsson Private Investigator Rule Number 21: When in doubt, always err on the side of paranoia.
  2. Yale Larsson Private Investigator Rule Number 27: Never to get between two ladies when they disagree.
  3. Yale Larsson Private Investigator Rule Number 56: Always sit with your back to the wall when you’re in public.
  4. Yale Larsson Private Investigator Rule Number 73 is the same as the Boy Scout Motto: Be prepared.
  5. Yale Larsson Private Investigator Rule Number 69: He who speaks first loses.

To see me use these rules in the heat of action, read a copy of Doug Sahlin’s The Myakka Murders where I solve the mystery of who killed my old man and unceremoniously dumped him in the Myakka River. Can you say, “Gator Bait?”