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Bent Coppers: The Story of The Man Who Arrested John Lennon, George Harrison and Brian Jones
London, England, 1967. An explosion of recreational drugs has resulted in the emergence of an anti-establiment hippy culture, worsening crime rates and an increasingly paranoid tabloid press. A young and ambitious police officer joins the Metropolitan Police Drug Squad determined to right these emerging cultural wrongs. His method? To tackle head on the most high-profile examples of wanton drug abuse. His targets? The celebrities, musicians and dilettantes all exploiting Britain's burgeoning drugs trade, glamourising illegal activity and promoting their untouchable wealth and fame to an impressionable generation. Bent Coppers is the electrifying true story of Norman Pilcher, the most infamous police officer in British law enforcement history. Truth and justice were the tenets of Pilcher's war against crime in the capital, but they soon collapsed in a landslide of scandal, perjury and blazing newspaper headlines. The man who arrested The Beatles and The Rolling Stones would pay the ultimate price for his service. Finally he sets the record straight.
198 pages, Paperback
Published September 29, 2020
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October 6, 2020
There is nothing I love more than a good police drama but this is the story of the man who arrested some HUGE names which makes it even more special.
Complete with real police reports and Pilcher’s witty humour, Bent Coppers is the perfect read for those who want to experience what it was like being a policeman in the 1960s, when the force was corrupt and had its fair share of cover-ups.
Complete with real police reports and Pilcher’s witty humour, Bent Coppers is the perfect read for those who want to experience what it was like being a policeman in the 1960s, when the force was corrupt and had its fair share of cover-ups.
August 8, 2025
Didn't know anything about this so interesting but hard to follow in parts.
December 4, 2021
Another book for the Twelve Days of Clink Street Publishing.
I'm a great fan of Line of Duty with its corrupt coppers, so to read the true story of Norman Pilcher, who was incarcerated for doing his job was so compelling & interesting.
Very well written, brutally honest & full of drama. Many famous names have been arrested by Norman, including Rolling Stone Brian Jones, John Lennon & George Harrison of The Beatles.
Some great photos were included throughout the book & images of court docs.
Norman was dealt an absolute injustice during his time as a law abiding officer & for him to be arrested as he touched down on Australian soil to start his new life, was an absolute miscarriage of justice.
Many thanks to Kaleidoscopic Tours for my tour spot & the publishers for my gifted copy.
𝗜 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 4 ⭐ 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
I'm a great fan of Line of Duty with its corrupt coppers, so to read the true story of Norman Pilcher, who was incarcerated for doing his job was so compelling & interesting.
Very well written, brutally honest & full of drama. Many famous names have been arrested by Norman, including Rolling Stone Brian Jones, John Lennon & George Harrison of The Beatles.
Some great photos were included throughout the book & images of court docs.
Norman was dealt an absolute injustice during his time as a law abiding officer & for him to be arrested as he touched down on Australian soil to start his new life, was an absolute miscarriage of justice.
Many thanks to Kaleidoscopic Tours for my tour spot & the publishers for my gifted copy.
𝗜 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 4 ⭐ 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
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