The Crime Trade - Couverture souple

Kernick, Simon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0593052420 ISBN 13 : 9780593052426

Editeur : Bantam Press, 2004

Synopsis

When Operation Surgical Strike, a police sting designed to catch Colombian drug traffickers in the act of selling a large consignment of cocaine to undercover police officers in a Heathrow hotel, goes horribly wrong, suspicion quickly falls on one of the officers involved: 'Stegs' Jenner. But Stegs is no ordinary undercover cop.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A dark, gritty page-turner, set in London’s meanest streets.

When an undercover sting operation designed to catch Columbian drug traffickers, goes horribly wrong in a Heathrow hotel, suspicion falls on one of the officers involved: “Stegs” Jenner. But Stegs is no ordinary undercover cop; something of a maverick, he’s always lived life on the edge. Now, with his close friend dead in the shoot-out, he determines to go it alone.

Enter D.I. John Gallan and his partner D.S. Tina Boyd. They are investigating the murder of ex-gangster turned informer, Slim Robbie O’Brien. Slim Robbie had helped Gallan and Boyd set up the sting operation and now he is dead too, shot with his mother at his flat while events at Heathrow were taking place.

Meanwhile Stegs Jenner is working on a plan he’s been developing for a long time. Revenge, he decides, is a dish best taken very, very cold. As Gallan, Boyd and D.I. Asif Malik inch ever nearer to the man responsible for the Heathrow shooting, they uncover a murderous conspiracy that will take them to the heart of one of London’s most notorious criminal gangs. What they don’t know is that they are on a collision path that will lead one of them straight into the rifle sights of the enemy.

Quatrième de couverture

'Kernick generates a potent cocktail of thrills that makes contemporary London feel like Dodge City'

Guardian

When Operation Surgical Strike goes horribly wrong, suspicion quickly falls on one of the officers involved: 'Stegs' Jenner. No ordinary undercover cop, Stegs is a man who's always lived life on the edge.Now he decides to go it alone.

DI John Gallan and his partner DS Tina Boyd are part of the subsequent investigation that will take them to the heart of one of London's most notorious criminal gangs.

What they cannot know is that they've also embarked on a collision path that will lead one of them straight into the rifle sights of the enemy.

'If you still think that real criminals are anything but cruel, vicious and vile - here's the corrective'

Literary Review

'Gripping and thought provoking...Kernick weaves his web with the assurance of a seasoned professional'

Time Out

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bantam Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0593052420
• ISBN 13: 9780593052426
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible