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Jess McDonald was a true crime junkie and Line of Duty sofa sleuth with a strong sense of justice. Under a year later, thanks to a controversial new initiative, she was a detective in the London Metropolitan Police Service.

The Met Police's Direct Entry Detective scheme was aimed at turning people with no experience of the police into detectives.

When it was launched, to tackle an unprecedented recruitment crisis, over 4,500 people, Jess included, applied.

But why, within just a year of qualifying, had the majority of Jess' cohort resigned?

No Comment is Jess' candid, eye-opening and often shocking account, exploring the reality of being a detective in the Met and responsible for 'keeping London safe for everyone'. In her incisive book she explores the challenges of life on the front line, dealing almost exclusively with serious crimes against women, and what that reveals about the Met Police now.

©2023 Jess McDonald (P)2023 Audible, Ltd Detective Women Emotionally Gripping Heartfelt Thought-Provoking Inspiring Crime England

Critic reviews

'Probably the most important book on the state of British policing...' Graham Bartlett
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Helpful reflections and understanding from a women’s views and experience. thank you found it helpful

Great book

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really enjoyed this book. I feel for Jess set up to fail by the people who swore to protect us .

great listen kept me interested

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Goes into a lot of details of the Met Police’s inner workings, and the path she took to direct entry for the DC role and the challenges she faced both on the job and off the job, and what could be done to improve the Met for the next generation of officers?

Very insightful

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I was interested in the idea of direct entry detectives for a number of profession related reasons. My profession, which is not the police, is also ‘short cutting recruitment which makes me quite resentful. Like a number of other shortage areas, direct entry ‘recruits’ are increasing. I have felt that those who do direct entry.cant be as skilled as those who came in through the traditional route. Hearing the story from Jess’ side and the trials, tribulations, skills and prejudice she experienced together with her unwavering commitment …. Spoiler alert - until the end, was fascinating..

Well worth a listen, especially if you are interested in the CPS and the lack of justice around domestic violence. Shocking.

My only criticism is that Jess’s narration sounds like a child reading an essay.

Fascinating

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As a retired Met Detective, I found myself easily absorbed back into The Job, and could readily identify with all aspects of this very well written true saga. The biggest crime is of course the bullying by an inadequate dysfunctional manager masquerading as a Sergeant. I think this has been very well written and exposes the institutional misogyny and laziness of senior officers too scared to do anything that might hinder their slippery path to retirement. This book should be compulsory reading for all senior officers so that all the ‘Warricks’ can be identified and dealt with, but I doubt they have the courage to do so.

Should be compulsory reading for all senior police officers.

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