I've posted this review in RupertB's thread on his build of a Foale-framed SOHC, but I'd like to post my review of Rupert's (Tom's) Prisoners Property and Prostitutes in this thread.
Tom's book contains some great stories of being "in the trenches" as a British policeman, told with characteristic British restraint. If anyone has wondered what it'd be like to live in a policeman's (Bobby's?) shoes, day-by-day, dealing with the internal and external worlds of the force, this book must be highly recommended. Some of the tales are funny, some slightly sad, but Rupert has a knack of visual portrayal that lets us "see" his world in our mind's eye. The pages are peppered with daily British slang, but even American ears will soon decipher the meaning; it's kind of like spending time in Merry Olde England!
Prisoners Property and Prostitutes is written in a smooth, highly readable style that makes moving from one chapter to the next a happy anticipation.
Highly recommended read! RR
