The Box

Dan Wheatcroft

Mar 2024 · Dan Wheatcroft

About this ebook

The last in a series consisting of the Leveller Trilogy and the John Gallagher duology.

There's no flashes, no bangs, no explosions or car chases, not even a slammed door. Just the high-pitched squeal, odd deep gurgle and long slow whine from an increasingly malfunctioning toilet cistern.

Due to an ill-conceived attitude, it's now the working home of Thurstan Baddeley, England's finest detective, as he delves into the world of cold cases.

Welcome to the occasionally visited Sutton Box, a place where Police careers go to die.

Ratings and reviews

British procedural at its finest! Bloody brilliant interweaving of police procedural with international espionage peopled by 3-dimensional characters you could swear were your friends.

A decent if convoluted story of past misdeeds in the police service. I got rather lost due to the plethora of characters but overall it is a good read. The ending appeared a bit rushed.

Great read. I just wish there would be more like it.

About the author

A former member of a north of England, gritty, metropolitan police force, the author has thirty years experience of day to day policing.

Breathless pursuits on foot, car chases, riots, firearms incidents, bomb searches, murder investigations, excessive tea drinking and hours of boredom were complimented by his knowledge of hiding in bushes and dodging wayward tanks, acquired in another life as a Military Policeman.

A recent diagnosis of ‘high functioning Aspergers’ has helped explain an almost obsessive interest in the Kennedy assassinations and lack of it in sport, big trucks, car parts in general and social events.

He lives on a small hill, in Romania, with his wife, three cuddly toys and Lily the dog. Dan Wheatcroft is a pseudonym.