Bad for Good (Jo Howe #1)

Forced to deliver the news to her boss (which, given their previous affair, creates its ow n set of problems), Phil's terminally ill wife, Ruth, collapses and is rushed to hospital.

After Phil receives a mysterious and sinister phone call, instructing him to pay 100k to have Harry's killer found and 'dealt with', he balks, but after more calls and a devastating blackmail threat, he eventually agrees. His conflict with his bosses reaches a crescendo and, in a fit of pique, he retires from the police and Jo takes over. In a final twist of the knife, the blackmailers force Phil to stand for election as Police and Crime Commissioner which, if won, places the entire Brighton police force and larger community in grave danger for, if you can't trust the ones who are meant to protect you, where can you turn?

'As an ex-cop, Graham Bartlett knows what he's talking about and he certainly knows how to tell a good story. Bad For Good is a cracking debut.' - Mark Billingham

About the Author

Graham Bartlett was a Sussex police officer for thirty years. In 1989 he was posted to Brighton and Hove, becoming a detective the following year. Quite uniquely he served the city through every rank, rising to become a homicide senior investigating officer and Detective Superintendent for Public Protection as well as a strategic firearms and public order commander. He then achieved his life's ambition, as Chief Superintendent, to become the city's Police Commander. He lives in Sussex.