Undercover: Operation Julie - The Inside Story
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (513 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1530781558 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 254 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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This unflinching memoir … opens up a world of drugs, crime, passion, and fear in a way that no other book has ever been able to do: because it's true… Bentley's sympathetic and yet tough view on those that he met and the people that both helped and hindered him is gripping, and his narrative sweep can sometimes make you forget that this is fact, not fiction - Review ExcerptOperation Julie is still today the "point of reference" for all British undercover operations and training. Just a plain good read. The BBC in 2011 claimed this massive and unique police operation was the start of the "war on drugs."The author, Stephen Bentley, was one of four undercover detectives engaged on Operation Julie, o
Stephen Bentley is an expat from the UK now living in the Philippines. When he isn't writing, Stephen follows the (mis)fortunes of Liverpool Football Club from afar and relaxes on the beaches of the Philippines with his family. He is a former barrister (trial attorney) and police officer. Stephen is a regular contributor to several online magazines and covers a variety of topics including undercover policing issues. He has previously written a guide to Filipino 'road culture'
A page-turner Brenchris This book is an intriguing depiction of drugs, crime, and passion and the arduous lives of police officers. In his memoir, the author relates his experiences as a young detective right up to Detective Sergeant, and then as an undercover agent. Operation Julie was the highlight of his career in undercover work, and it was also the cause of his illness that caused him to resign. The . Quentin R. Stewart, Jr. said Early Undercover Work. I received a free ARC of this book in return for an honest review.An excellent first hand account of an early undercover drug operation in Great Britain. Being the first a lot of the training was done on the job and in some cases the operatives had to train their bosses as to what they could and could not do. Bentley, using records from the time relives the times that he and his pa. donna said Fascinating and compelling. Steven Bentley certainly provides a compelling depiction of not only one of the largest drug busts in history, but of the LSD manufacturing and trade in general. Bentley and his partner bravely fight against the drug underworld, police corruption, greed and against their own addictions culminating from the necessity to partake in what they are working so hard to put an end to. The
He is a former barrister (trial attorney) and police officer. Stephen is a regular contributor to several online magazines and covers a variety of topics including undercover policing issues. He has previously written a guide to Filipino 'road culture' and is currently writing a first novel based on his undercover days. About the AuthorStephen Bentley is an expat from the UK now living in the Philippines. When he isn't writing, Stephen follows the (mis)fortunes of Liverpool Football Club from afar and relaxes on the beaches of the Philippines with his family. He would like you to know that he will donate 10% of all book sales royalties to the James Bulger Memorial Trust, a UK registered charity.