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Closest Thing To Crazy

by Osborn Groiner

320 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #07-0621; ISBN 1-4251-2220-5; US$23.20, C$26.68, EUR18.09, £11.99

Falling in love with the prime suspect was not the start Detective Sergeant Ian James imagined when investigating the theft of seized drugs from the police compound.

About the Book

Thirty six year old Detective Constable Ian James is at a crossroads in his life, frustrated by his senior officer's attitude to crime fighting.

Having received counselling to control his temper, and believing he is on the verge of madness, he is surprised to be offered the chance to resurrect his career at the European Drug Control Unit (EDCU), a prestigious new operation set up by the Home Office and funded by Europe.

Transferring to EDCU, James is instantly attracted to his boss's secretary, but as their relationship develops he begins to question the true motive for her interest in him when he suspects her of being involved in drug thefts from the police secure store.

As the pace of the investigation quickens, James finds himself drawn into a web of deceit which threatens to tip him back to the threshold of insanity and, when the arrest of a drug dealer unlocks the truth about the suicide of a murder suspect, old rumours of corruption resurface leading to a startling revelation he dared not consider.

Reviews

'This is an enjoyable and relaxing read, with humour and pathos that catches the imagination, while at the same time enjoying the internal flavour of what it's like being in the police service'

David Hatcher
ex Chief Superintendent and Crimewatch UK presenter.

About the Author

Osborn Groiner was brought up in the Medway Towns. After an entrepreneurial business career he decided to write his first novel, Closest Thing To Crazy, completing it in 2007. Osborn is married with a wife and two children and lives in Kent.