The Crime Trade

by Simon Kernick

Tina Boyd (1)

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When Operation Surgical Strike, a police sting designed to catch Colombian drug traffickers in the act of selling a large consignment of cocaine to undercover police officers, goes horribly wrong, suspicion quickly falls on one of the police officers involved: "Stegs" Jenner. Stegs is no ordinary cop. Something of a maverick, he has in the past played the role of a criminal just a little too well. Now suspended from duty, and with his close friend killed in the shoot-out, he determines to go show more at it alone.DI John Gallan and his partner Tina Boyd are part of the subsequent investigation that will take them to the heart of one of London's most notorious criminal gangs. What they cannot know is that they've also embarked on a journey that will lead one of them straight into the rifle sights of the enemy. show less

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A sequel to The Murder Exchange. Features a police sting, designed to catch Colombian drug traffickers in the act of selling a large consignment of cocaine to undercover police officers, at a Heathrow hotel. However, it all goes pear-shaped, as they say, and suspicion falls on one of the officers involved: 'Stegs' Jenner. Stegs is the classic maverick cop, with a chequered disciplinary record and the plot follows his attempts to clear his name and find out who is really responsible. Usually pacy plotting and sharp dialogue from Kernick makes it an enjoyable read.
Vrij brave thriller. Zijn latere thrillers zijn duizend maal beter;
Over te slaan. Niet briljant
1/2 gelezen; wordt erg zeurderig

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Original publication date
2004
People/Characters
Stegs Jenner; DI John Gallan; DS Tina Boyd
Important places
London, England, UK
Dedication
For Rachel
First words
"Where's the money?"
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)When you work the crime trade, it all boils down to how well you play the game.

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Fiction and Literature, Mystery
DDC/MDS
823.92Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-2000-
LCC
PR6111 .E76 .C75Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish Literature2001-
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Dutch, English, Swedish
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