- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: W&N; 1st Edition edition (9 Jun 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0297830937
- ISBN-13: 978-0297830931
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.4 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 47,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Few journalists are better qualified to write on the subject of corruption inside the Metropolitan Police than Graeme McLagan.... Mr McLagan records thefacts of those cases with exemplary care ... it is a very engaging read.' Alasdair Palmer THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (29/6/03) Graeme McLagan wrote a story on the collapse of the Flying Squad trial in THE GUARDIAN (front page news) which also plugged the book. (28/6/03) Serial ran in THE GUARDIAN on Saturday 7 June, a full page in the news section. A news story on the book, and the formation of the 'ghost squad', ran in THE EVENING STANDARD on Tuesday 8th June. PRIVATE EYE ran a story on BENT COPPERS in its 'Books & Bookmen' section (13 June, 03) Graeme McLagan appeared on THE TODAY PROGRAMME (BBC Radio 4) in discussion with Ian Blair, the Deputy Commissioner of the Met, on Tuesday 8thJune. LBC Radio interviewed Graeme McLagan on Friday 13th June and he is appeared on the ROBERT ELMS show (BBC London Live) on Monday 23rd June. Graham McLagan did a 30 min interview on TALKSPORT Radio on Thursday 3rd July. The SIMON MAYO show (BBC Radio 5 Live) are interested in fixing up a discussion on bent coppers which will also tie-in with the current Coronation Street plot line with Curly & Emma, The Bill and the new series of The Vice.
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'Graeme McLagan is in the perfect position to write this expose of dirty, thieving, filthy police scum. An experienced undercover journalist and a decent writer, he confirms in massively comprehensive and thoroughly shocking detail what most of us knew already - that you should never, ever trust a copper. Cash and drug-gobbling, fit-ups, murder involvement - it's all here. Includes photos of the scum.' ZOO magazine
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I found a lot of repetition in this book and self promotion of the author and his time on Panorama. Factually very good but the padding lets the book down.
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IN DEPTH WITH PLENTY OF FACTUAL TALES. BIT HARD GOING AT TIMES BUT A BOOK TO BE RE-READ OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WELL WRITTEN.
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What a PR puff-piece for Scotland Yard who just want to cover up all the crimes committed by CIB (now re-named the Directorate of Professional Standards). How on earth Graeme McLagan can call himself an investigative journalist is beyond me. He has been spoon-fed lies by Scotland Yard and like an idiot, he has just gone and published them without question. If you want to read a proper book by proper investigative journalists, then read 'The Untouchables' by Gillard and Flynn - the book Scotland Yard don't want you to read.
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A biased book?
As one would expect from an investigative journalist, Mr. McLagan has quite a nice style of writing but it must appear to the reader that this book is somewhat one-sided. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. R. D. M. Kirby
Interesting but is this the entire story...............
This book very much follows the official line, and what more do you expect from the high street publishers Weidenfeld & Nicolson, that the issue of police corruption is very much a... Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2008 by Agent Ajax
another cover up
This book is a good read....if you are a member of CIB 3....It has been written for them in an attempt to expose innocent policeman to cover their own corruption. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2005 by sharptongue
bent coppers
I have not yet read the book but was actually at school with one of the persons in this book (Dectetive Constable Kevin Garner)
I would like anyone who has read this to maybe... Read more
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Published on 28 Aug 2003
A former Scotland Yard detectives thoughts...
An interesting read, naming many people known to me, and with whom I have worked.
However, the authors sources at Scotland Yard have been very selective with the information they... Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2003 by Duncan MacLaughlin
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