Bøger af Robert Henson

Corruption - theft - deception - perverting the course of justice - police misconduct.How low will senior members of a large Metropolitan Police Force, the Ministry of Defence and the Secret Service stoop to protect their careers and reputation?It's Christmas Eve 1974 in Leeds.Esther Grey, a Holocaust surviver, suffers from depression and shuns any social contact with others. She finds solace only by walking alone in the shadows of the streets in Leeds at night. But tonight she will never return home. As Esther crosses a dimly lit avenue, she is knocked down and killed by a suspected drunk driver who, together with the three passengers in the car, remove her body from the scene and dump it several miles away.Inspector John Evans is a member of the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police Internal Discipline and Complaints Department, known cynically by his operational colleagues, as 'Rubber Heelers' who would lock up their own Grandmothers.Evans is contacted by DS Downing, a colleague he previously worked with, who informs him of an anonymous caller claiming the driver and passengers in the car involved in the fatal RTA were, in fact, serving senior police officers of the Force. Downing reports this to DCI Bell, his boss, who swiftly takes him off the case. But when the caller contacts him again, naming Bell as a co-conspirator, he realises he cannot trust anyone except his old friend John Evans. How far does this corruption go up the ladder?Together with two other colleagues, Evans forms an unlikely team and embarks on an unofficial investigation to identify those responsible. However, they are totally unprepared to deal with the dangerous onslaught of underhand tactics unleashed by those in power.Will they survive and will there ever be justice for Esther? Or are these secrets too damning for the Establishment to concede?

When two professional criminals and their accomplice are violently murdered, Detective Constable John Evans and Detective Sergeant Phil Smith are tasked with finding the culprits for these heinous crimes. But nothing was straight forward. Welcome to 1964 policing in Leeds. A time when old school policing is still prevalent - DS Smith being such a detective who treads a very dangerous path, often using unlawful methods to get results - but the eager, new officer rising up the ranks (DC Evans) insist on working by the rule book at all times. Sparked by Freddie the Fence's deathbed confession, the investigation opens up a complex, testosterone-fuelled world filled with corrupt officials, petty crooks and dangerous criminal minds, juxtaposed with landed gentry, stolen antiques, dark family secrets, violence, double-crossing, and murder attempts; spanning the UK and Gibraltar. As the seriousness of the investigation escalates, the police officers are attacked, one by one. Are these so-called criminal masterminds going to get away with murder and much more? Will Evans and Smith be able to work together despite their polarised policing methods? Find out in this gripping, intense and exciting historical crime thriller, packed with all the twists and turns every crime fictional lover expects.

1983 - King's Cross, London - red light area.Playing the Badger Game requires a special kind of evil. But Max Campbell takes it to another level. Blackmail, deception, prostitution, pimping, drug dealing, even murder are all within his capabilities.Following the discovery of two dead prostitutes found in the River Thames, the mysterious suicide of a Circuit Judge and the uncharacteristic behaviour of a Member of Parliament, DCI Yvonne Hall is tasked to investigate these links with the King's Cross Vice Squad and a salacious journalist. She enlists the services of John Evans, a criminal investigative journalist and Phil Smith, a surveillance specialist.But in their pursuit of Campbell, who is always one step ahead of them, DCI Hall encounters her nemesis Gemma Baldwin, the clever and resourceful head of Manchester's drugs underworld. Can Campbell be stopped in time before he conspires with Baldwin to flood the UK with tons of heroin?As the investigation intensifies one of the officers is placed in mortal danger. Who can save him and at what price?Find out how this gripping, intense and exciting historical crime thriller twists and turns. Will justice prevail?By the same author also available on Amazon: A Perilous Last Confession (2019)Justice For Esther (2019)

Autumn 1989 - Manchester & Liverpool.The secret abduction of a University Student from the streets of Manchester triggers a war of attrition between two of the most powerful drugs gangs in the UK; the Liverpudlian Doyles and the Mancunian Baldwins.Following decades of feuding, only one will prevail. Their survival now depends entirely on the unwavering loyalty of their trusted retainers. But when the danger becomes personal, where do true loyalties lie. And at what price? Will turning Queen's Evidence save any of them from the justice they thoroughly deserve?Once again, John Evans, a respected investigative journalist and Phil Smith, a security expert, are unofficially contracted in by Commander Hall of the Metropolitan Police, to gather intelligence and trace the whereabouts of the hostage. They soon discover the dark and treacherous world of determined criminals. To what lengths will these gangs go to protect their own skin?Follow the twists and turns as Evans and Smith's investigation follow the ever-increasing death toll, free from the constraints of police procedures, yet ensuring all evidence is protected. Well perhaps, not quite all.Amidst all this chaos, will the hostage survive? And who is really behind the unfolding carnage?By the same author also available on Amazon: A Perilous Last Confession (2019)Justice For Esther (2019)Playing the Badger Game (2020)

"This book is derived from material originally published as The rough guide to climate change"--Copyright page.

From low humor to high drama, TV weather reporting has encompassed an enormous range of styles and approaches, triggering chuckles, infuriating the masses, and at times even saving lives. In Weather on the Air, meteorologist and science journalist Robert Henson covers it all-the people, technology, science, and show business that combine to deliver the weather to the public each day. Featuring the long-term drive to professionalize weathercasting; the complex relations between government and private forecasters; and the effects of climate-change science and the Internet on today's broadcasts. With dozens of photos and anecdotes illuminating the many forces that have shaped weather broadcasts over the years, this engaging study will be an invaluable tool for students of broadcast meteorology and mass communication and an entertaining read for anyone fascinated by the public face of weather.