In The 'Nick' Of Time

After leaving the Royal Marines in 1960, a bright eyed enthusiastic young man decided to make a career in the Police Service. This is his story chronicling eight years in a northern city police force, patrolling a myriad of areas from close knit slum communities, wealthy suburbs and 'red light' districts. We follow one man on his journey from uniform constable on the beat, into the Vice Squad and then the CID on a multitude of dangerous assignments, meeting a host of colourful criminals on the way. The action-packed career of one unassuming constable facing danger and laughter is detailed in the new novel, 'In the 'Nick' of Time'. Even though the police and its various departments were often stretched and overworked they were still regarded as part of the community. Everyone in the City Police, from those at the top to the local beat constable, played an important part in keeping the streets of the City safe. But times were changing in the 1960s and with Britain prospering the Force began to suffer from a lack of manpower and as a result new methods of policing were being introduced involving massive change for our hard-worked cops. Based on the true experiences of real 60s policing 'The Nick' of Time' sheds a light on a way of policing society which has long since passed. With the Force looking nothing like it does today, the tough streets of this northern city are brilliantly brought to life in the pages of Tony Ford's hugely engrossing new novel.