MEMOIR
From Walking a London Beat to a New Life in Canada
AUTHOR MICHAEL HANSON
Life at the Heart of a Great City
“By day, the West End of London bustled with heavy traffic and teemed with large numbers of people, particularly the main thoroughfares such as Oxford Street and Baker Street. The West End by night was an entirely different place, however, and for the policeman on the beat very much depended on the weather. If it was cold, the manhole covers and drains would spew steam or condensation, and the lights burned brightly. Sound carried well and one could hear people’s footsteps long before one saw them. It was also easy to hear and identify the characteristic noise of the engine of a London cab ticking over…”
From: Farewell to The Met
JACK FROST FANS REJOICE
You’ve got a New British Detective Hero
If you’ve enjoyed the fictional detective Jack Frost, you’re sure to love Detective Sergeant Daniel Compton. He’s the rough-hewn, cynical character created by author Michael Hanson, a former Detective Constable with the London Metropolitan Police force.
– R. Y. GLOVER, WRITER AND EDITOR
Daniel Compton in Action
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Two tough British cops fight crime — and the system!
They’re honest, and they don’t give up…
Meet Daniel Compton, a Detective Sergeant on the Canonsfield police force who is out of favour with his superiors after he refused to look the other way when a politician’s son got caught with his fingers in the cookie jar.
His new partner, Martin Devere, an impulsive young Constable who has a tendency to punch first and ask questions later, has been bumped up to Detective Constable only because top brass think he’s bound to make things even worse for Compton and provide a good excuse for both of them to get the sack..
Together, besides dealing with their cop bosses, they’re up against a raucous motorcycle gang suspected of a post office robbery and the brutal murder of a female accomplice.
Michael Hanson’s police training and experience with the Met has helped to make his detective stories authentic.
Why Jack Frost is the only REAL British TV detective!
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Michael Hanson’s Latest Thriller
A LIFE DEDICATED
TO REVENGE
The Female is Deadlier than
the Male
A Michael Hanson Thriller
“‘I hope this is the way you like it,’” she purred as she held the drink out to the host. The young fellow took the glass out of her hand with a muttered apology and placed it on the table which held hors d’oeuvres. She uttered a snarl, whipped the long wooden needle out of her hair and lunged at the host. The other escort had become alerted when he saw his partner intercept the drink and he stepped in front, only to take the needle in the throat…”
And Now for Something
Completely Different!
LOVE DOES SURVIVE DEATH
Everything is Possible When People Love Each Other
A Book of Poetry
In what is possibly Michael Hanson’s most stirring book, he links the natural world of animals, wind, clouds, birds and a humble herd of cattle with the divine experience of the afterlife, where couples join each other again and prepare for another life below — together. After a life of enduring love with his wife, Pat, Hanson simply cannot imagine a life without her.
