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A journey in time through the author’s career with Staffordshire Police – from cadet to inspector – from schoolboy to man. ‘The practical jokes and camaraderie kept us sane.’ The book presents a cameo of some of the events which went on behind the scenes of policing in the seventies, eighties and nineties. A lifetime of side splittingly funny tales are mixed with some sad and tragic stories which made up the ‘policeman’s lot’ along with the black humour which often served to temper the emotions and relieve the stress. Snippets of social history – now long forgotten are ...

From the winner of THE ARNOLD BENNETT INTERNATIONAL BOOK PRIZE 2022 A death in the family and an unremarkable house burglary suddenly catapult Taylor and Harding outside their comfort zone and into the murky world of the Security Services. The interest of MI5 and connections to a horrible death thirteen years earlier take the two detectives on a bizarre journey to an unknown destination with a frightful history. A risk-taking journalist uses criminal methods to try to get to the big story first, but has no idea exactly what he is getting into or of the dreadful consequences of his actions. ...

From the winner of THE ARNOLD BENNETT INTERNATIONAL BOOK PRIZE 2022 Field of Lies - The second in the 'Of Lies' series Amazon 5 star reviewer Steph Lawrence says: I am very late to discover this brilliant author. This is the second one in the Doug Taylor series. Suspenseful and perfectly paced, easy to read and very exciting. I can't recommend him enough. Field of Lies - Summary: Suicide seems the obvious cause of a local man’s death, but Detective Constable Geoff Deakin is not so sure. He locks horns over the issue with his boss, career obsessed Detective Inspector Robin Preston and soon...

The Vampire of The Villas (a short but true story). Bram Stoker’s novel ‘Dracula’ first saw the light of day - or the dead of night - in 1897, but vampire mythology had frightened the wits out of people for centuries before then. Almost all vampire stories are fictional and even the ones which claim to be genuine are so lacking in factual detail that they are viewed ‘tongue in cheek’. ‘The Vampire of The Villas’ on the other hand, is absolutely true – I know because I was there. This short story is my account of what took place on the evening of Friday 24th November 1972 ...

THE 2022 ARNOLD BENNETT INTERNATIONAL BOOK PRIZE WINNER . A MISSING GIRL... A LITTLE BOY WITH NO PAST... A DNA LINK TO A SERIAL KILLER...It is a sinister, unnerving place, that old police station basement. The cold case files hold unfinished stories – forgotten victims, ghosts from the past, relentlessly shouting down the years hoping to be heard. Family tree researcher Madeleine Scott doesn’t want to step on police toes but thinks she’s dug up a clue to the eleven year old mystery of missing schoolgirl and budding musician Poppy Hunt. Detective Sergeant Eve Brenan is ready to dismiss...

From the winner of THE ARNOLD BENNETT INTERNATIONAL BOOK PRIZE 2022 Cathedral of Lies - The first in the 'Of Lies' series Amazon Reviewer Anne says: This is one of the best crime books that I've ever read. I've edited my review because I've just finished reading this book for a second time and thoroughly enjoyed it. There is so much action and so many twists and turns that I really can't praise this author enough. I hope this is only the first in a long line of John Pye books. It really is up there with the top crime writers. Well done John Pye. I look forward to your next book and hope ...

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