Jonathan Cox
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Jonathan Cox

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Jonathan Cox retired from the Metropolitan Police in 2013 and within days had published 'The Blue Trilogy', in which he hoped to capture the atmosphere and attitudes of policing in the 1980s.

Originally intending to publish just three books, such was the success of the trilogy, five sequels followed; 'When You Wear The Blue', 'We Don’t Call Them Raids’, ‘A Necessary Fiction’, ‘Purple Cover’ and 'Never Yield' - making the complete set an eight book series.

At various times, the first book, 'From Green to Blue', has held UK No.1 Best Seller status in five Amazon categories; General Fiction, General Humorous Fiction, Humour, Lad Literature and Police Procedurals. Jonathan is now recognised as the UK's most successful writer of police procedurals, who was also a career police officer.

The accounts are fictional but, like any author, Jonathan has drawn upon his experiences to build the plots and enrich the characters but, more importantly, to add that vital ingredient of realism, so often missing from similar tales penned by those who, although far more accomplished writers, have never actually done the job. As a consequence, the Nostrils series has become a cult read for serving and retired officers.

The series follows the life of PC Chris Pritchard, aka Nostrils, who joined the Met in 1983 and like the author, was posted to a police station in London's tough East End. Each subsequent book is set several years later and collectively they trace the main character's police career via his numerous postings and his slow rise through the ranks. The last book 'Never Yield' is set ten years after Nostrils's retirement.

Pritchard is an anti-hero, fatally flawed in so many ways, yet honest at heart and always loyal to his friends.

Jonathan's career was largely spent investigating police and public sector corruption and so his books tend to slant in that direction. He also completed postings on the murder squad, several crime squads, the Met fraud squad, a witness protection unit, a financial intelligence unit, a team investigating historic terrorist offences in Northern Ireland and counter corruption surveillance teams. He worked in Turkey on a policing project for HMG and spent many years seconded to a large government department combating corruption. During several of these postings, it was necessary for Jonathan to assume covert identities.

Jonathan concludes "Being a policeman was, and still is, the best job in the world. I was privileged to work alongside some really great people, many became life long friends, a few, pretty impressive enemies. I wish both every future happiness and success."

For up-to-date information on the series, including details of live events and the latest special offers, please follow the author's Facebook page at:

https://www.facebook.com/FromGreenToBlue

Please feel free to email Jonathan with any comments, questions or other observations, including order and/or quality issues, at jj_cox@msn.com
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