Scotland Yard's Casebook of Serious Crime
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Scotland Yard's Casebook of Serious Crime

Seventy-Five Years of No-Nonsense Policing

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Scotland Yard's Casebook of Serious Crime

Seventy-Five Years of No-Nonsense Policing

About this book

Real-life stories of cops vs. criminals from a veteran of the Metropolitan Police and author praised for his "engaging style" (Joseph Wambaugh, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Harbor Nocturne).
 
Dick Kirby, former long-serving Met officer and bestselling author, recounts the policing of the twentieth century, when uniformed officers were visibly part of the community, patrolling their beats and protecting the public's property. Detectives detected, cultivating informants and, like their uniform counterparts, knowing the characters on their manor. What's more, they were backed by their senior officers, who had on-the-job experience.
 
Drawing on both celebrated and lesser known cases, Kirby describes in plain speak crime-fighting against merciless gangsters, desperate gunmen, inept kidnappers, vicious robbers, daring burglars, and ruthless blackmailers. Using his firsthand knowledge, he highlights the often-unconventional methods used to frustrate and outwit hardened criminals—and the satisfaction gained from successful operations.
 
Praise for Dick Kirby's previous books
 
"A gritty series of episodes from his time in the Met—laced with black humor and humanity." — East Anglian Daily Times
 
"A great read with fascinating stories and amusing anecdotes." — Suffolk Norfolk Life Magazine

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Information

Publisher
Pen & Sword True Crime
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781399009621
eBook ISBN
9781399009638

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. About the Author
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1 Greeno and the Safe-Blowers
  10. Chapter 2 Barmy Army
  11. Chapter 3 Devoted to his Wife and Seven Children
  12. Chapter 4 Hit and Run?
  13. Chapter 5 A Popular Jeweller’s
  14. Chapter 6 A Selection of Thieves, Dips and Conmen
  15. Chapter 7 The Adventures of ‘Australian Denny’
  16. Chapter 8 ‘The King of the Blackmailers’
  17. Chapter 9 Call in the Yard
  18. Chapter 10 A Quartet of Gunmen
  19. Chapter 11 A Wheeler-Dealer
  20. Chapter 12 The Blackmailed Baronet
  21. Chapter 13 The Battle of Heathrow –the Aftermath
  22. Chapter 14 The Caseload of Peter Sinclair
  23. Chapter 15 ‘The Velvet Kid’
  24. Chapter 16 The Safe-blowing at Martin’s Bank
  25. Chapter 17 ‘Peter the Plotter’
  26. Chapter 18 Diamonds and Accusations
  27. Chapter 19 ‘The Terrible Twins’
  28. Chapter 20 A Pretty Collection of Villains
  29. Chapter 21 Convicted by the Skin of his Finger
  30. Chapter 22 A Zealous Cop
  31. Chapter 23 An Old Master
  32. Chapter 24 The Enigmatic German
  33. Chapter 25 ‘Ray the Cat’
  34. Chapter 26 The Safe-Blowing Cop
  35. Chapter 27 Just When You Least Expect it!
  36. Chapter 28 Scandal in Mayfair
  37. Epilogue
  38. Glossary of Custodial and Punishment Terms
  39. Bibliography
  40. Plates