Description
| Product ID: | 9780008666811 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Decoy |
| Authors: | Author: Robert Murphy |
| Page Count: | 304 |
| Subjects: | True crime, True crime, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, History: specific events and topics, Sexual abuse and harassment, Feminism and feminist theory, Police and security services, Crime and criminology, Causes and prevention of crime, Criminal law: offences against the person, Police law and police procedures, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, History: specific events & topics, Sexual abuse & harassment, Feminism & feminist theory, Police & security services, Crime & criminology, Causes & prevention of crime, Offences against the person, Police law & police procedures, Somerset, c 1970 to c 1980 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The shocking true story of one of Britain’s most secretive, groundbreaking and successful police covert operations The shocking true story of one of Britain’s most secretive, groundbreaking and successful police covert operationsBristol, 1979.An attacker roams the streets…Young women are warned not to go out alone…Enter the Decoys.For several years, a prolific predator haunted Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police had tried all their usual tactics to catch the ‘Clifton Rapist’, and public pressure was mounting.In 1979, a daring new plan was introduced, unlike anything previously attempted by a UK police force. A small group of young female officers – some aged just 18 – put their lives on the line, walking the quiet residential roads late at night, acting as bait.Drawing on in-depth research and first-hand interviews with the women at the heart of the operation, Decoy is a dramatic retelling of one of the most groundbreaking agent provocateur stings in British history. |
| Imprint Name: | HarperCollins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-04-25 |
