{"product_id":"9781731075710","title":"No Step Back : One Man's Life On A Very Different Beat","description":"A hard hitting account of a beat copper's life on the streets of Swansea in the 60's, 70's and 80's, based on the author's own experience. Fresh from his time in the Royal Marines and a secondment to Bletchley Park, Probabtioner Constable Frank Dix is determined to make a career for himself in the Swansea Borough police and nothing will stop him.. NO STEP BACK. \"Gene Hunt from Life on Mars is a softie compared to Frank Dix.\" \"Full of humour and grit, this is a police memoir with a difference.\" \"They don't make policemen like Frank Dix anymore, more's the pity.\" Is this fact or fiction? Alan Lloyd, with the masterful assistance of accomplished writer Nigel Williams, tells a tale of life in the Swansea police in days of old, when the town was a tough seaport. As both Alan and Nigel are former police officers, this book is lent more than a hint of realism - fact or fiction? I will leave you to decide, but one thing is for sure, this is a book you will struggle to put down until the very end. NO STEP BACK was the inspiration for the Frank Dix series of crime thrillers by Nigel C. Williams: A HARD PLACEA COLD PLACENigel C. Williams is a lecturer in fine art, having served as a police officer in both the Metropolitan Police from 1981-1984 and South Wales from 1984-1995.During his service he was a VIP and Special Escort Group armed, advanced driver.In 1995, he was struck by a stolen vehicle and fractured his spine.He studied fine art at Swansea whilst he recovered from his injury and achieved a first class honours degree. He then gained a teaching qualification at Cardiff University and a master's degree.He has written and published 14 novels to date, including the Terry McGuire series of crime thrillers as co-writer with Arthur Cole, published by Wordcatcher Publishers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eNigel C. Williams, Alan Lloyd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eIndependently Published\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eNov 09, 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e230 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e1731075715\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9781731075710\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50319715139889,"sku":"9781731075710","price":13.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/9781731075710__80273.jpg?v=1731968058","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9781731075710","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}