Ian Taylor Lumley

JIMMY TASKER WAS an officer who didn't suffer fools gladly. His time in the Metropolitan Police had brought him up against a few already. Now in 1975, he knew that his tour of duty in the anti-terror unit was coming to an end and he expected to be moving on. He didn't expect that move to mean leavin...

The English who live in the far south east of the country have an unshakeable belief in the absolute certainty and rightness of their own personal views. Jimmy Tasker, the newest appointment to the rank of Detective Constable in the Metropolitan Police, was aware of that when he moved into the small...

SynopsisWhen Jimmy moved with his wife Jean back to the South of England, they were both anticipating a new and pleasant chapter in their lives unfolding. While there were no guarantees, they knew that there was at least the possibility of them being able to adopt a baby - something that South Wales...

SynopsisJimmy Tasker would admit that some of his progress through the ranks of the Metropolitan Police, was due to him being in the right place at the right time. A senior officer had once told him that 'it's often better being lucky, than being clever'. As he looked at the sodden bundle which had ...

Jimmy Tasker, DCI in the Metropolitan Police, rejects the offer of early retirement and is immediately faced with two difficult cases. One, a child abduction, and the other the creation of a new drug network supplying material from the Caribbean. Could these two cases be linked?

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