This British police procedural has its dark side. Harpur & Iles not only have to battle criminals, but also their very strange Chief of Police, and the bizarre drug lords that control the area (I particularly get a kick out of Panicking Ralph). I like James’ books and have read as many as I could find. He isn’t as popular as some of the other contemporary British detective writers and I’m not sure why. In this one, maverick Harpur has sent a new woman constable to infiltrate a drug gang. She is undercover, and that means only Harpur knows who she is and what she’s doing. Iles gets involved, Chief Lane gets even more irritable, Ralph panics, and the reader is breathless from the suspense as the drug scene goes into full battle mode.
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Thanks for the recommendation. I'm always looking for new crime series.
Anything else you'd like to recommend. My wife especially likes police procedurals that have women cops.
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