The Real Prime Suspect: From the beat to the screen. My life as a female detective.

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Jackie Malton Hélène Mulholland

The Real Prime Suspect

From the beat to the screen. My life as a female detective.

Jackie Malton, Hélène Mulholland

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Endeavour
29 November 2022

Memoirs; True crime; Police & security services; Crime & criminology

HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE TRUE CRIME AWARDS 2023
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'Jaw-dropping.' -Val McDermid

'Pacy, witty... 4
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'A terrific read!' -Baroness Helena Kennedy QC

'Unputdownable. Searingly honest, shocking and funny.' -Barbara Machin, creator and showrunner, Waking the Dead

'A police memoir like no other.' -Kerry Daynes, bestselling author of What Lies Buried and The Dark Side of the Mind

When Jackie Malton joined the police force in 1970, male recruits were given a truncheon and female recruits were given a handbag. At every step, she fought sexism and homophobia on top of the rapists, murderers, and armed robbers she tackled in the streets. And when she was harassed by her own colleagues for reporting bent coppers, Jackie was thrown into a shame and isolation that she tried to dim with alcohol. At the height of her success, as she became one of only three female detective chief inspectors in the Met, and as a chance meeting with the writer Lynda La Plante catapulted her into the world of TV, Jackie was battling her own demons harder than ever before.

In this thrilling and revealing memoir, meet the real woman behind the iconic character Jane Tennison

- every bit as tenacious, determined, and fearless, with an extraordinary story to tell.

'The story of a pioneer, a determined police officer who used her talent as a force for good. If it were not for women like Jackie, policing today would be very different.' -Colin Sutton, author of the Manhunt series

'A fascinating account of Jackie Malton's remarkable career as a police officer, and how she used that experience to bring a new kind of authenticity to Prime Suspect and many other TV crime dramas and documentaries.' -Neil McKay, TV writer and producer, Appropriate Adult

'Compelling, enlightening and totally gripping.' -Angela Marsons, author of the DI Kim Stone series

By: Jackie Malton, Hélène Mulholland
Imprint: Endeavour
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781913068974
ISBN 10: 1913068978
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 29 November 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jackie Malton (Author) Jackie Malton was a police officer for twenty-eight years. During her career she worked in the drugs squad, CID, the flying squad, fraud squad and as a hostage negotiator. Jackie acted as an adviser on Prime Suspect and has consulted on many popular police dramas including Cracker, The Bill and Life on Mars. She presented the documentary series, The Real Prime Suspect. Jackie regularly gives talks on policing and currently volunteers in a male prison supporting offenders recovering from addiction. Twitter: @thursley. Helene Mulholland (Author) Helene Mulholland has been a journalist for over twenty years and previously worked at the Guardian as a political reporter. Helene now works on a freelance basis. The Real Prime Suspect is her first book.

Reviews for The Real Prime Suspect: From the beat to the screen. My life as a female detective.

'Jackie Malton was one of the women who blazed a trail in the very machismo world of policing. She was indeed the real Prime Suspect, viewed with suspicion because of her gender and her sexuality and, while it took its toll, she stood out, proud and independent. She gave policing a good name. A terrific read!' -Helena Kennedy QC 'A fascinating account of Jackie Malton's remarkable career as a police officer, and how she used that experience to bring a new kind of authenticity to Prime Suspect and many other TV crime dramas and documentaries.' -Neil McKay, screenwriter and producer