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The Bad Detective

by H. R. F. Keating

Mystery

1997

Detective Sergeant Jack Stallworthy has been accepting backhanders for most of his career, and dreams of retirement in Devon until an influential businessman offers him the paradise island of Ko Samui. All he has to do is steal an incriminating file from the Fraud Investigation Office at police HQ.

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