Thieving ninjas, racist fast-food patrons, road traffic accidents, mischievous shoplifters, sudden deaths, car chases, and domestic violence - it's all in a day's work for London-based PC Matt Delito.Working at the front-line on the streets of London can be thrilling, frightening, rewarding, infuriating, and sometimes plain hilarious.In this eye-opening account of on-the-beat policing, Delito narrates some of his most interesting cases - from working undercover in a city club to being ambushed in the London riots - as well as taking us through the gadgets, procedures, and lingo that go with life at the other end of a 999 call.From the team that brought you the bestselling CONFESSIONS OF A GP and CONFESSIONS OF A MALE NURSE comes CONFESSIONS OF A POLICE CONSTABLE: a book that will shine a light on the gripping, touching and shocking realities of life as a city police constable.What did you do at work today?
ISBN: | 9780007497454 |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
Imprint: | The Friday Project |
Published date: | 25 Apr 2013 |
DEWEY: | 363.2092 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 280 |
Weight: | 228g |
Height: | 197mm |
Width: | 130mm |
Spine width: | 23mm |