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Honoring the Sacrifice, Remembering the Heroes

Tears of Blue

True Stories of Florida’s Fallen Officers

These books honor the Florida law enforcement officers who gave their lives in the line of duty. Each one tells their stories with care so the communities they served will always remember their names.

For three years Howard Mark Hines searched out the gravesite of every Palm Beach County officer who fell in the line of duty, cleaning and repairing weathered headstones with his own hands. These books keep his promise that none of them will be forgotten.

5 Books1 Available NowFlorida’s Fallen Officers

The Books in Order

Book One is available now, and more volumes are on the way.

IBOOK ONE
Tears of Blue on the Gold Coast, Tears of Blue Book One, by Howard Mark Hines

Tears of Blue on the Gold Coast

For three years, Howard Mark Hines walked a path few people ever see. He searched out the gravesite of every law enforcement officer who ever fell in the line of duty in Palm Beach County, from Key West to Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, and Kansas, cleaning weathered headstones with his own hands and repairing what time and neglect had worn away. Tears of Blue on the Gold Coast is the record of that promise kept, that none of them would be forgotten.

IIBOOK TWO
IICOVER SOON

Tears of Blue on the Treasure Coast

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IIIBOOKS THREE TO FIVE
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Three More Volumes

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Three more volumes are planned to honor the fallen officers of Florida. Join the reader list to hear when each one is ready.

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