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This huge and complex operation is almost unbelievable, the bravery
and courage, the risks, the challenges - it creates an epic tale
that would rival any fictional thriller or detective novel. -
NetGalley UK Review Meet the real Line of Duty (TM) undercover team
in this previously untold and gripping story of how a Northern
Irish terrorist and murderer and one of his followers, were caught
in an audacious and brilliantly executed undercover sting on the
English mainland, codenamed, Operation George. In 2006 at Belfast
Crown Court, William James Fulton, a principal in the outlawed
Loyalist Volunteer Force, was jailed for life and sentenced to a
minimum of 28 years after the longest trial in Northern Ireland's
legal history. Fulton was an early suspect in the Rosemary Nelson
killing. Following the murder of the prominent human rights lawyer,
he fled to the United States and, with help from the FBI in
collusion with the British police, he was deported. On his arrival
at Heathrow, Fulton 'walked through an open door,' a Lewis
Carrol-like euphemism for an invitation created by the covert team,
only to disappear 'down the rabbit hole' on accepting the
invitation. That 'rabbit hole' led to an alternative world: an
environment created and controlled by the elite covert team and
only inhabited by the undercover officers and their targets. The
subterfuge encouraged the terrorist targets into believing Fulton
was working for a Plymouth-based 'criminal firm' over a period
spanning almost two years. In that time, over fifty thousand hours
of conversations between the 'firm' members were secretly recorded
and used to bring the killer to justice. This unique story is told
by former undercover officer Mark Dickens who was part of an elite
team of undercover detectives who took part in 'Operation George,'
one of the most remarkable covert policing operations the world has
ever known. You won't know him under that name nor the many aliases
he adopted as an undercover police officer infiltrating organised
crime gangs. Together in 'Operation George,' with pioneering
Operation Julie undercover officer and bestselling author, Stephen
Bentley, they have written a gripping account of a unique story
reminiscent of the premise of 'The Sting' film, and the
'Bloodlands' setting, combining a true-crime page-turner with a
fascinating insight into early 21st-century covert policing. The
publisher wishes to make clear by using the Line of Duty (TM),
there is no implied association with the Line of Duty series nor
World Productions Ltd and the trademark is attributed to World
Productions Ltd.
Meet the real Line of Duty (TM) undercover team in this previously
untold and gripping story of how a Northern Irish terrorist and
murderer and one of his followers, were caught in an audacious and
brilliantly executed undercover sting on the English mainland,
codenamed, Operation George. In 2006 at Belfast Crown Court,
William James Fulton, a principal in the outlawed Loyalist
Volunteer Force, was jailed for life and sentenced to a minimum of
28 years after the longest trial in Northern Ireland's legal
history. Fulton was an early suspect in the Rosemary Nelson
killing. Following the murder of the prominent human rights lawyer,
he fled to the United States and, with help from the FBI in
collusion with the British police, he was deported. On his arrival
at Heathrow, Fulton 'walked through an open door,' a Lewis
Carrol-like euphemism for an invitation created by the covert team,
only to disappear 'down the rabbit hole' on accepting the
invitation. That 'rabbit hole' led to an alternative world: an
environment created and controlled by the elite covert team and
only inhabited by the undercover officers and their targets. The
subterfuge encouraged the terrorist targets into believing Fulton
was working for a Plymouth-based 'criminal firm' over a period
spanning almost two years. In that time, over fifty thousand hours
of conversations between the 'firm' members were secretly recorded
and used to bring the killer to justice. This unique story is told
by former undercover officer Mark Dickens who was part of an elite
team of undercover detectives who took part in 'Operation George,'
one of the most remarkable covert policing operations the world has
ever known. You won't know him under that name nor the many aliases
he adopted as an undercover police officer infiltrating organised
crime gangs. Together in 'Operation George,' with pioneering
Operation Julie undercover officer and bestselling author, Stephen
Bentley, they have written a gripping account of a unique story
reminiscent of the premise of 'The Sting' film, and the
'Bloodlands' setting, combining a true-crime page-turner with a
fascinating insight into early 21st-century covert policing. The
publisher wishes to make clear by using the Line of Duty (TM),
there is no implied association with the Line of Duty series nor
World Productions Ltd and the trademark is attributed to World
Productions Ltd.
Meet the real Line of Duty (TM) undercover team in this previously
untold and gripping story of how a Northern Irish terrorist and
murderer and one of his followers, were caught in an audacious and
brilliantly executed undercover sting on the English mainland,
codenamed, Operation George. In 2006 at Belfast Crown Court,
William James Fulton, a principal in the outlawed Loyalist
Volunteer Force, was jailed for life and sentenced to a minimum of
28 years after the longest trial in Northern Ireland's legal
history. Fulton was an early suspect in the Rosemary Nelson
killing. Following the murder of the prominent human rights lawyer,
he fled to the United States and, with help from the FBI in
collusion with the British police, he was deported. On his arrival
at Heathrow, Fulton 'walked through an open door,' a Lewis
Carrol-like euphemism for an invitation created by the covert team,
only to disappear 'down the rabbit hole' on accepting the
invitation. That 'rabbit hole' led to an alternative world: an
environment created and controlled by the elite covert team and
only inhabited by the undercover officers and their targets. The
subterfuge encouraged the terrorist targets into believing Fulton
was working for a Plymouth-based 'criminal firm' over a period
spanning almost two years. In that time, over fifty thousand hours
of conversations between the 'firm' members were secretly recorded
and used to bring the killer to justice. This unique story is told
by former undercover officer Mark Dickens who was part of an elite
team of undercover detectives who took part in 'Operation George,'
one of the most remarkable covert policing operations the world has
ever known. You won't know him under that name nor the many aliases
he adopted as an undercover police officer infiltrating organised
crime gangs. Together in 'Operation George,' with pioneering
Operation Julie undercover officer and bestselling author, Stephen
Bentley, they have written a gripping account of a unique story
reminiscent of the premise of 'The Sting' film, and the
'Bloodlands' setting, combining a true-crime page-turner with a
fascinating insight into early 21st-century covert policing. The
publisher wishes to make clear by using the Line of Duty (TM),
there is no implied association with the Line of Duty series nor
World Productions Ltd and the trademark is attributed to World
Productions Ltd.
Don't mess with Deal... Mayhem will follow At the funeral of two of
his hit men, Mike Russo, capo of the New Jersey Mob puts out a
contract on Detective Matt Deal for his part in the killings. At
the same time another funeral is taking place in Florida. Deal will
soon learn just how badly his world is broken... and it's about to
get worse. The long awaited sequel to Book One in the series -
Mercy. Fans of Jack Ryan, or lethal killers like Reacher or Scot
Harvath will devour this novel.
What is the secret capable of destroying a glorious achievement and
a source of national pride? A secret so enormous it could not be
told for many years, until now. British undercover cop Steve Regan
experiences a baptism of fire when he investigates 'THE SECRET.'
New and old Steve Regan fans can now discover him at the beginning
of his crime-busting career in this gripping thriller. Join Regan
in this prequel to the Steve Regan Undercover Cop Thriller series
by tagging along with Steven Hanrahan as a young C.I.D. detective
in 1970's Liverpool until his world is shattered by a tragic event
involving a fatal car crash. The young detective is hand-picked for
a dangerous undercover assignment. On accepting the role, he moves
to London - the 'Smoke, ' adopting a new identity. The legend of
Steve Regan is born with a foolproof backstory so he can infiltrate
the international crime gang behind England's biggest sporting
secret. A secret so shocking it could taint the image of British
sport irreversibly if it were ever divulged. What is that secret?
Is it worth dying for? A page-turning thriller of a novella packed
with suspense. Discover Stephen Bentley's undercover cop series
today. Get it now to find out what happens when Regan sets off on
his first undercover adventure.
There's a killer lurking in all of us. Sometimes you just don't
know it. Take Phil Mercer, for example, what dark secret from his
past changes a decent man, and respected professional into a man
with murder on his mind? Down to earth Northerner, Phil Mercer,
begins to question why so-called university friends failed to help
him establish a practice at London's Criminal Bar. Despite that and
colleagues' professional jealousy, he goes on to achieve success as
a fearless defender of society's less fortunate until his career is
threatened by events triggered by something completely out of his
control. Figuring his life and career are about to change forever,
Mercer strives to find a way to right wrongs by inventing a new
parlour game called 'Comfort Zone.' At a dinner party surrounded by
colleagues he insists they all play the game. He introduces it
after dinner as a 'storytelling game.' He adds - "the easy choice
is not an option at all. What terrifies you? What scares you
shitless? Be brave. Be reckless. You are among friends. What can
possibly go wrong? It's just a parlour game, right?"
His daughter was taken. He'll never get her back. Set in the near
future, Brit Matt Deal marries into a wealthy Florida family.
Mercy, his fifteen-year-old daughter, is the glue in his rocky
marriage to Lorey. His life is changed forever after Mercy is
brutally sexually assaulted on a Destin beach leaving her in a
persistent vegetative state. Trusting the local detectives to bring
the rapists to justice, mixed martial arts expert Deal concentrates
in vain on his Florida gym business, only to have his world further
explode on learning the men responsible for his daughter's injuries
may escape justice. Deal is isolated and at his wit's end after his
rich father-in-law sends death threats blaming him for all these
ills. Who can he turn to? Where can he go? What will he do? Who can
he trust? Will he return to a post-Brexit Britain or ultimately
will he seek revenge? Fans of Jack Reacher, Barry Eisler, and any
vigilante justice novel will love this book.
Forget Breaking Bad, this is the extraordinary story of the 1970s
Welsh LSD ring that supplied the world, told by a cop in deepest
cover on the case. Life undercover was one great adrenaline rush
fuelled by copious amounts of alcohol, hash, weed and some cocaine.
I was off the leash. In the mid-1970s, at the age of 29, Stephen
Bentley, a fresh-faced detective, turned himself into Steve
Jackson, a dope-smoking, hard-drinking hippie. His time spent
undercover with a gang making and distributing LSD helped bring
down two criminal networks - but the operation also led to deep
personal aftershocks felt long after the case closed. As we get
up-close-and-personal with the people who were the operators of the
drug supply chain that fuelled 70s counter-culture, the story
becomes laden with heavy drug-taking, blurred lines between cop,
criminal and friend, and creeping doubts about who Steve really is.
Taking us into the unlikely setting of the rural Welsh valleys and
infiltrating the gang that was responsible for about 90% of the LSD
production in the UK, Steve Bentley's insider account shows what it
really takes to go undercover - to befriend, to betray and to bury
your sense of self. Now in development as an 8-part TV series.
Forget Breaking Bad, this is the extraordinary story of the 1970s
Welsh LSD ring that supplied the world, told by a cop in deepest
cover on the case. Life undercover was one great adrenaline rush
fuelled by copious amounts of alcohol, hash, weed and some cocaine.
I was off the leash. In the mid-1970s, at the age of 29, Stephen
Bentley, a fresh-faced detective, turned himself into Steve
Jackson, a dope-smoking, hard-drinking hippie. His time spent
undercover with a gang making and distributing LSD helped bring
down two criminal networks - but the operation also led to deep
personal aftershocks felt long after the case closed. As we get
up-close-and-personal with the people who were the operators of the
drug supply chain that fuelled 70s counter-culture, the story
becomes laden with heavy drug-taking, blurred lines between cop,
criminal and friend, and creeping doubts about who Steve really is.
Taking us into the unlikely setting of the rural Welsh valleys and
infiltrating the gang that was responsible for about 90% of the LSD
production in the UK, Steve Bentley's insider account shows what it
really takes to go undercover - to befriend, to betray and to bury
your sense of self. Now in development as an 8-part TV series.
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