Month: October 2019

‘The Night The Owl Cried – A Taste Of Cyprus’ – true-life story of one families journey between 1965 to 1983 – this book currently enjoys 28 reviews with an overall score of 4.7 stars out of 5. The stuff of films. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1549649485/ #Cyprus #truelife #story #book @cyprusmail

October 13, 2019

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‘Reporting For Duty’ – another five star review for this book ‘A true insight into the job. The ups. The downs, and the laughs!’ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1916168000/ #WMP @wmphistory #Police #history #UKmemorialfund #policefamily @WMP

October 12, 2019

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‘The Hooligans Are Still Among Us’ – definitely not the 70s & 80s, definitely only a minority but……….https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1445665883/ .I once read something from a serving senior officer who suggested that less than 2% of football fans were involved in football-related violence and the problem was overstated – that equates to thousands! The book has two five star reviews.

October 12, 2019

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‘Keep Right On’ – historical crime fiction book set in 1976. Despite the front cover and the title this is a book that should appeal to both Birmingham City fans as well as Aston Villa fans. It currently has eleven reviews with a score overall of 4.8 stars out of 5. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XJV689J/

October 12, 2019

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‘The Noble Cause – true police stories’ – 1989 to 1997 – biographical accounts of working in the police in Birmingham and Walsall. Telling it how it was with no frills https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MRELU3F . The book currently has seven reviews on Amazon with an overall score of 4.8 out of 5 stars.

October 11, 2019

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‘Tracking The Hooligans’ – the history of football-related violence on the UK rail networks over a fifty year period. Co-written with retired ACC Alan Pacey. The book currently has 20 reviews with an overall score of 4.1 stars out of 5. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1445651807/ #BTP #Football #Hooligans #history #Police @amberley

October 11, 2019

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‘Birmingham’s Front Line – biographical account of policing in the CID in Birmingham 1976 – 1989 – as featured in a number of recent articles in the Birmingham Sunday Mercury. The book currently has six reviews with an overall score of 4.4. stars out of 5. There is nothing glamourous about this book its just a straightforward account of what it was really like to work as a detective during that period. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1445657872/

October 11, 2019

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