The Buyer: The making and breaking of an undercover detective
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Publishing Details
The Buyer: The making and breaking of an undercover detective
By (Author) Liam Thomas
Ebury Publishing
Ebury Press
6th August 2024
25th April 2024
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Criminal investigation and detection
True crime
Police and security services
Organized crime
363.2092
Physical Properties
Paperback
416
Width 127mm, Height 198mm, Spine 27mm
287g
Description
The powerful memoir of a former undercover officer, telling the story of his journey through the force into elite undercover work via a shocking family revelation that takes his life, and work, to the edge. An undercover detective is a buyer, and their commodity is intelligence. But what is the real price of justice 'A compelling and powerful account from the darker side of policing and the terrifying impact it has on those who strive to keep us safe' Nazir Afzal Liam Thomas was an officer in the Met for over a decade, many of those years spent deep at the heart of Britain's most dangerous criminal enterprises in the murky world of undercover surveillance. Before him, his father had also been a police officer, a pillar of their small community. Fighting corruption was Liam's life. But the murky world of undercover work teaches him that justice is far from black and white - and a family secret reveals that corruption is closer to home than he had ever expected. The revelations push him to the edge of his sanity - and then he discovers that his bosses are investigating him... A thrilling memoir of a life lived amongst a world of corruption, justice and loyalties, this book tells the real story of the police's line of duty.
Reviews
An extraordinary writer * James O'Brien *
The best account of life as an undercover cop that I've read * Neil Lancaster, bestselling author of the DS Max Craigie series *
Author Bio
Liam Thomas is a former undercover detective for the Metropolitan Police, where he worked for twelve years. He is now an actor, playwright and screenwriter; he recently finished filming his directorial debut Tide (which he also wrote), funded by the Arts Council. In 2018 he launched Sleeping Dogs, a new theatre company which aims to champion and offer opportunity to northern voices. Arts Council England funded their first, critically acclaimed, production.
