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Good Cop Bad Cop

by Simon Kernick

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Courageous hero or cold-blooded criminal? Tonight we find out. It's 14 years after the worst terrorist atrocity in UK history and, with the perpetrators either dead or missing, the motive remains a mystery. But Dr Ralph Teller, a wealthy industrialist who lost his wife in the attack, never gave up hope of justice. He thinks he knows the real identity of the mastermind responsible. Only one person can help him put together the final pieces of the puzzle - retired police officer Chris Sketty, who infiltrated the terrorist group and was wounded trying to prevent the attack. But Cleverly thinks Sketty is a liar, and possibly far worse. He has a dossier on all the former cop's dark secrets and will make them public unless Sketty tells the truth. So, over one night, Sketty will share his brutal tale of betrayal, ruthlessness and corruption, finishing with a revelation so terrifying and unexpected that it will change everything. Is Sketty a brave hero, crippled in the line of duty, or the most ruthless mass murderer the country has ever seen?… (more)
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Sketty goes undercover to trap a corrupt cop and starts a chain of events with a high body count, almost including himself. Fast paced action with Sketty's moral dilemma well described. ( )
  edwardsgt | Apr 6, 2024 |
This is an great thriller that keeps you on guessing all the way to the end, and even then you are not sure if you really believe that whether Sketty is innocent or guilty, good cop or bad cop. He certainly crossed a few blurred lines. What is the truth?
Chris Sketty has been transferred to a new unit, not entirely of his own choosing, and to make matters worse he is undercover. He would be considered a rat, if his colleagues discovered he was spying on one of their own. Sketty has been tasked with infiltrating a British terrorist organisation, that also includes members of the police, and he needs to befriend one of these and be invited into the organisation. He has to get close to DS Cleaver who is thought to be a member of the terrorist organisation.
Sketty quickly gains a reputation as an excellent team player on his new team, taking down the untouchables of London’s drug gangs. He works closely with Cleaver and they build up a good rapport, especially when tasked at finding a kidnapped child. What happened to get the information stayed strictly between Sketty and Cleaver, or so he thought. The further he gets in with Cleaver the closer he gets to the terror organisation.
When he finally makes contact with the group he is tested a number of times, and it really begins to shake his confidence. Especially when he has to drive someone he would never trust, especially after he sticks a loaded gun in his face. He is worried that he may be facilitating crimes which he cannot tell his superiors, but he does continue.
When Sketty stops a terror attack in a London restaurant begins his slide into a nightmare, which he does not seem to be able to escape from. This is when you start to question whether he really was a good cop or is he really a bad cop? As he tries to get to the truth, discover who Roman is, and who else knows the truth about what happened that night. More importantly the reason or reasons behind the attack. The closer he gets to what he hopes is the truth the body count starts to pile up.
Will he be able to find the truth? Or will he wind up dead? He fights on knowing that death might be the only outcome for him. Whether he is a good cop or a bad cop you will have to read on and find out. ( )
  atticusfinch1048 | Dec 30, 2021 |
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Courageous hero or cold-blooded criminal? Tonight we find out. It's 14 years after the worst terrorist atrocity in UK history and, with the perpetrators either dead or missing, the motive remains a mystery. But Dr Ralph Teller, a wealthy industrialist who lost his wife in the attack, never gave up hope of justice. He thinks he knows the real identity of the mastermind responsible. Only one person can help him put together the final pieces of the puzzle - retired police officer Chris Sketty, who infiltrated the terrorist group and was wounded trying to prevent the attack. But Cleverly thinks Sketty is a liar, and possibly far worse. He has a dossier on all the former cop's dark secrets and will make them public unless Sketty tells the truth. So, over one night, Sketty will share his brutal tale of betrayal, ruthlessness and corruption, finishing with a revelation so terrifying and unexpected that it will change everything. Is Sketty a brave hero, crippled in the line of duty, or the most ruthless mass murderer the country has ever seen?

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