The Buyer: The making and breaking of an undercover detective

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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 AfzalLiam 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.

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Weight 0.287 kg
Dimensions 2.7 × 12.7 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

416

Publisher

Year Published

2024-4-25

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1529107687

About The Author

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.

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An extraordinary writer

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The best account of life as an undercover cop that I've read