Loose units

by Verhoeven, Paul F.

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Title Statements

Full title :Loose units / Paul F. Verhoeven.

Summary

"Paul Verhoeven's father, John, is a cop. Well, an ex-cop. Long since retired, John spent years embroiled in some of the seediest, scariest intrigue and escapades imaginable. Paul, however, is something of an artsy, sensitive soul who can't understand why he doesn't have the same heroism and courage as his dad. One day, John offers Paul the chance of a lifetime: he'll spill his guts, on tape, for the first time ever, and try to get to the bottom of this difference between them. What unfolds is a goldmine of true-crime stories, showing John's dramatic (and sometimes dodgy) experience of policing in Sydney in the 1980s. The crims, the car chases, the frequent brushes with death and violence, and the grey zone between what's ethical and what's effective: finally Paul gets real insight into what's formed his father's character. Thrilling, fascinating and often laugh-out-loud funny, Loose Units is a high-octane adventure in policing, integrity and learning what your father is really all about."--Back cover

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2018

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Penguin Random House Australia
Place of Publication:Melbourne, Victoria
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2018

Notes

"Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books."

The Physical Object

Description:259 pages ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780143783169, 0143783165
oclc:on1193190459
Dewey Decimal:363.2092

Subjects

Australian Biographies Biography Biography: General Crime Crime -- History -- 1976-1990. -- Austr… Fathers and sons Fathers and sons -- Biography. -- Austr… History New South Wales -- Sydney Pères et fils -- Biographies. -- Austra… Police Police -- Biography. -- Australia Police -- History -- 1976-1990. -- Aust… Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Biography TRUE CRIME Verhoeven, John