Good Cop, Bad War Paperback / Softback

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& Undercover you&re never just acting; you&re only ever a different version of yourself& Neil Woods spent fourteen years (1993-2007) infiltrating drug gangs as an undercover policeman befriending & gaining the trust of some of the most violent unpredictable criminals in Britain But Neil was never your stereotypical gung-ho tough-guy copper This is the story of how a thoughtful idealistic character learned to use his empathetic nature to master some of the roughest most dangerous work in law enforcement There was no training no manual & no plan for when things went wrong; he was just dropped at a corner & told to make connections But inevitably having swords thrust against his jugular witnessing beatings stabbings & gangsters burning suspected rats with acid took its toll Drawing on Neil’s experiences with the insight that can only come from having fought on the front lines GOOD COP BAD WAR is at once a narrative-driven true crime read & a fascinating story of a character under pressure