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Scotland Yard's Flying Squad 100 Years of Crime Fighting

Author: Dick Kirby

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Published to coincide with the Flying Squad’s Centenary No-holds barred history of the most celebrated police unit in the Country Written by acclaimed ex-Scotland Yard author with unrivalled contacts. Gripping accounts of police investigations into notorious crimes and criminals. The Flying Squad’s exploits have been frequently dramatised by TV, film and other media.

Published to coincide with the Flying Squad’s Centenary

No-holds barred history of the most celebrated police unit in the Country

Written by acclaimed ex-Scotland Yard author with unrivalled contacts. NEW BOOK RELEASE Gripping accounts of police investigations into notorious crimes and criminals. RRP: £14.99

The Flying Squad’s exploits have been frequently dramatised by TV, film and other media. ISBN: 9781526752178

Strong possibility of supporting TV documentary and serialisation 288 PAGES · PAPERBACK About the Author PUBLISHED: JUNE 2020 PEN & SWORD TRUE CRIME DICK KIRBY was born in the East End of London and joined the Metropolitan Police in 1967. Half of his twenty-six years’ service was spent with Scotland Yard’s Serious Crime Squad and the Flying Squad.

Kirby contributes to newspapers and magazines on a regular basis, as well as appearing on television and radio. The Guv’nors, The Sweeney, Scotland Yard’s Ghost Squad, The Brave Blue Line, Death on the Beat, Scourge of Soho, London’s Gangs at War and Scotland Yard’s Gangbuster are all published under the Pen & Sword True Crime imprint and he has further other published works to his credit. In retirement he lives near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Kirby can be visited at his website: www.dickkirby.com.

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