Postcards from Paradise

I live on the West Coast of Florida. Paradise for sure. When I’m investigating a case, I see the best of Sarasota, as well as some pretty horrific crimes. I take a camera with me when I’m out and about. Sometimes I use it to photograph crime scenes. My half-brother...

Yale Larsson Private Investigator Rules

I’m Yale Larsson, a private investigator. In a previous lifetime, I was a cop for the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. Then somebody almost snuffed me out. Fortunately, my partner, a boot named Dustin Kennedy saved my bacon. While convalescing, I won the biggest...

When Bad Things Happen in Beautiful Places

Sometimes bad things happen in beautiful places. On a picture perfect day in paradise while I was watching my next-door neighbor’s girlfriend do sun salutations in the nude, my ex-girlfriend Janet Brown, a deputy with the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office called....

Yale Larsson Private Investigator Rules

Rules. I like rules. They add structure to my life. I use them often to solve mysteries and bring criminals to justice.  The following is a list of what I consider my most important rules. Yale Larsson Private Investigator Rule Number 3: When being interrogated,...

Yale Larsson Private Investigator Rules

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...