by G. F. Newman
First published 1970
Detective Inspector Terry has built a career on three pillars: sharp looks, keen intellect, and calculated brutality. For seven years he has walked the line between enforcing the law and breaking it, pocketing money that should never touch a copper's hands. Terry operates with the confidence of a man who believes himself untouchable, using his position to take what he wants while maintaining his reputation as an effective officer. But his carefully constructed double life begins to crumble when his corrupt dealings finally surface. Newman presents this story through a documentary lens, stripping away the glamour typically associated with police work to reveal the raw mechanics of institutional corruption. Terry faces the consequences of his choices as his world closes in around him. This is a story about the price of moral compromise and the weight of accumulated lies.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: anti-hero, morally-ambiguous-protagonist, unreliable-narrator
287 pages · Hardcover · W. H. Allen
Content warnings: graphic-violence