'I'm interested in one thing and one thing only, and that's catching bent coppers.'
Line of Duty: The Real Story is an astonishing exposé from inside the secret world of police corruption, starring a cast of twisted cops more chilling than all four H's put together. These characters operate well outside the letter of the law, inhabiting a murky, amoral world, leaving chaos in their wake.
Who are the real-life Kates and Steves, tasked with hunting these corrupt cops? How has corruption invaded today's UK police forces? Who are the masterminds behind it all? In Line of Duty: The Real Story, bestselling author Wensley Clarkson goes behind the headlines and the hit show to look back at the history of corruption, and the AC-12 units which sniff out and expose the crooked coppers among the good.
Referencing real-life historic and notable cases and people, from a range of sources and first-person interviews, this book tells the shocking truth behind the fiction, and its hard-hitting impact on real-life modern policing.
Get ready to go undercover, infiltrate the criminal underworld - and uncover the secretive lives of these corrupt guardians of the law. WENSLEY CLARKSON has investigated numerous crimes across the world for the past thirty years and exposed many crooked police officers. His research has included prison visits, surveillance operations, police raids and even post mortems. Clarkson's books - published in more than thirty countries -have sold more than two million copies. He has made numerous documentaries in the UK, US, Australia and Spain and written TV and movie screenplays. His most recent major TV project is Florida-based drama series Boca Grande which he created, developed and wrote with BAFTA award-winning Peaky Blinders director David Carey. Clarkson's recent book Sexy Beasts - about the Hatton Garden raid - was nominated for a Crime Writers' Association Dagger award. A fascinating insight into the true history of British police corruption, for fans of the hit BBC 1 drama. The series five finale of Line of Duty was the most watched programme of 2019 so far, with a consolidated viewing figure of 13.7 million. Series six is expected to be aired in the middle of 2020 and will no doubt attract an even bigger audience. Wensley has written over 15 books for John Blake, most recently The Crossing. A prolific true crime author for us. The BBC show now airs on Netflix, bringing a whole new audience.
