Whaler Of Scotland Yard

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Jock Murray looks back over an extraordinary & varied life in this entertaining autobiography. From humble beginnings on a croft in the Outer Hebrides at the age of fifteen he went on to work in the Hydro tunnels on the mainland as the Hydro-Electric board embarked on some of the most ambitious civil engineering projects of the century. By seventeen he had sailed several times round the world & spent two years as a whaler in the Antarctic. & over a long career in the Metropolitan Police he served on 6 Divisions as well as in specialised squads (regional crime squad flying squad stolen car squad central drug squad as well as several murder squads) which gave him an intimate & unrivalled knowledge of the murkier aspects of London life. In 1977 he was involved in Operation Ohio as the police dealt with a major & vicious spate of armed robbery in the Midlands & south of Engl&. Since returning to Lewis he has maintained a high profile both for his charity work (he has raised money for Leukaemia research & the Anthony Nolan Trust) as well as more controversial things such as serving alcohol in his pub on Sundays & campaigning for Sunday flights & ferries. All this & much more is covered in this witty & amusing memoir which is bound to appeal to Hebrideans both at home & abroad as well those with an interest in true crime & all readers who appreciate the story of those with a remarkable zest for life.