About Wayne Ryan In his 21 years as an RCMP officer, Ryan worked as a patrol officer, plainclothes detective, and hostage negotiator. He retired at the rank of Sergeant in 1996 after partaking in over 500 major crime investigations. Books by Wayne Ryan Souls Behind the Badge: The Real World of Policing - An Insider’s View by (author) Wayne Ryan edited by Suzanne Paschall designed by Natalie Olsen photographs by Laird Allan