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| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| ISBN 13 | 9781474606066 |
| ISBN 10 | 1474606067 |
| Book Subtitle | Keeping The Peace And Falling To Pieces |
| Book Description | John Sutherland joined the Met in 1992, having dreamed of being a police officer since his teens. Rising quickly through the ranks, he experienced all that is extraordinary about a life in blue: saving lives, finding the lost, comforting the broken and helping to take dangerous people off the streets. But for every case with a happy ending, there were others that ended in desperate sadness, and in 2013 John suffered a major breakdown. Blue is his memoir of crime and calamity, of adventure and achievement, of friendship and failure, of serious illness and slow recovery. With searing honesty, it offers an immensely moving and personal insight into what it is to be a police officer in Britain today. |
| Editorial Review | I commend it to the public. It's a great book' -- Cressida Dick, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service This courageous and finely written book is a timely invitation to think more deeply about what we ask of our police. -- Jane Shilling * DAILY MAIL * 'A gripping book . . . moving and really powerful . . . I highly recommend it' -- Jumoke Fashola, BBC London 'It is rare for an officer to reveal such deep, personal experiences about the effect policing has had on his life as does John Sutherland. His memoir will expand people's understanding of what it means to be a police officer in Britain today, revealing the truth about the toll that a career in policing can have on those tasked with the responsibility of tackling crime. This is a brave and compelling account of policing from a very senior officer in the most renowned police force in the world' -- Colin Taylor, author of Life of a Scilly Sergeant 'Brave and very honest' -- Bear Grylls 'A superb book by a superb police officer' -- Charles Cumming 'John Sutherland lays out the human cost of working as a police officer in simple, devastating terms' -- Jack Sommers * HuffPost * 'A fascinating, powerful and beautifully written insight into the life of a police officer' -- Dan Walker, journalist and broadcaster 'Admirably honest and movingly human . . . Sutherland asks us to look behind the faceless blue and see the individual people - |
| About the Author | John Sutherland is a father of three, who lives with his wife and children in south London. For the best part of twenty-five years, he served as a Metropolitan Police Officer. He won the Baton of Honour as the outstanding recruit in his training-school intake. Over the course of his career, in which he was awarded several commendations, he worked in seven different London boroughs, in a variety of different ranks and roles, and he was also posted to Scotland Yard on three separate occasions. His final operational job was as the Borough Commander for Southwark. John can be found on Twitter and Wordpress as 'policecommander'. Blue is his first book. |
| Language | English |
| Author | John Sutherland |
| Publication Date | 19 Apr 2018 |
| Number of Pages | 304 |
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