Terry McIntyre

He`s an idealistic North London copper who has his eye on a career in the CID. In no time he`s staking out a large Arab-owned suburban property where drugs, mayhem and gun-running are the order of the day. Jake Parker also has his eye on the girls - Janice, Molly and Alice, to name a few. In or out of uniform, they seem to bring out the best in him. But Jake is wounded during an armed arrest in Trinidad, and one of his relationships goes sour. Then South Force, the special police unit he`s been drafted into to combat immigrant crime, fails to anticipate the London tube bombings of 2005. As the dust settles, Jake`s commander - and many others - look to Parliament for draconian measures to curb immigration and halt `the invasion of...

Дата выхода: январь 2006

From North London in wartime Britain to an immigration ship bound for New Zealand, from a printing apprenticeship on a London newspaper to a sales career both sides of the Tasman Sea. This is a revealing personal story for all to read. Accompany the author with his youthful enthusiasm as he sets out on the adventure of a lifetime overseas. Get to know the many people he meets as both his social and professional life progress. All is meticulously recalled with disarming honesty: his marriages, his career, his lifelong involvement with soccer and finally his retirement activities. But of course, there are `life`s little hiccups` - whenever things are `humming along nicely` something unforeseen seems to interfere, whether personal, family...