Running with the Devil - Couverture souple

Plimmer, John

 
9781842325230: Running with the Devil
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 184232523X ISBN 13 : 9781842325230
Editeur : House of Stratus, 2010

Synopsis

Ex-con Steve Blade is sent down for seven years for attempted drug trafficking. Maverick DCI Jack Priestly is disgusted and resolves to have nothing more to do with Blade. The two men were childhood friends and have a close emotional bond although their relationship is confrontational and at times - violent. However, things are not what they seem. Blade is working undercover for the police and his 'conviction' is part of an elaborate plan to infiltrate a gang of illegal arms exporters whose kingpin is George Riddell. Blade and Priestly are later assigned to work together. Both men have unorthodox methods and it proves to be an uneasy partnership. A series of daring surveillance operations take place. The con eventually succeeds in his mission as he exposes the supreme violence and treachery of the criminal underworld. This is a gritty and hard-hitting story of double-crossing and corruption at the highest echelons of the British government and Police Force.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Ex-con Steve Blade is sent down for seven years for attempted drug trafficking. Maverick DCI Jack Priestly is disgusted and resolves to have nothing more to do with Blade. The two men were childhood friends and have a close emotional bond although their relationship is confrontational and at times - violent. However, things are not what they seem. Blade is working undercover for the police and his 'conviction' is part of an elaborate plan to infiltrate a gang of illegal arms exporters whose kingpin is George Riddell. Blade and Priestly are later assigned to work together. Both men have unorthodox methods and it proves to be an uneasy partnership. A series of daring surveillance operations take place. The con eventually succeeds in his mission as he exposes the supreme violence and treachery of the criminal underworld. This is a gritty and hard-hitting story of double-crossing and corruption at the highest echelons of the British government and Police Force.

Biographie de l'auteur

John F. Plimmer retired from the West Midlands Police Force as Detective Superintendent in 1997, having been involved in the investigation of many high profile murders, leading the investigation into thirty-six - all of which were successfully concluded. He now lectures on serious crime management to post-graduates and trainee detectives. He is also a newspaper columnist and feature writer. Bob Long was a boy soldier who deserted from the army after three years and became a professional armed robber. He was held as a 'Category A' prisoner until 1986. Childhood friends, the two met again when Plimmer arrested Long at the scene of an armed robbery.

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Éditeur
House of Stratus
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
184232523X
ISBN 13 
9781842325230
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
384
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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