On the Line: Life – and death – in the Metropolitan Police
May 2018 · Hachette UK
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'A warts-and-all memoir of an ex-cop from probationer days on. Fascinating' IAN RANKIN
'A humane but unflinching look at the sharp end of contemporary policing' LUKE JENNINGS
'I loved this book. Gritty and gripping, moving and shocking, this brilliant police memoir shows that life on the force really is different for girls' ERIN KELLY
Welcome to London. Population: 8.7 million. And it's your job to keep them safe.
A no-holds-barred account of life on the front line of policing, On the Line follows PC Alice Hearn throughout ten years in the Met, from rookie to constable. As she deals with violent criminals, heart-breaking domestic situations, petty crime, life, death, and everything in between, she builds up a portrait of a living, complex city, and what it means to look after it.
'COMPELLING' Sunday Express 'EXTRAORDINARY' Mail on Sunday
'I've never read such an authentic and interesting account of what it's like to be a female police officer' LOUISE VOSS
'Deeply moving and inspiring' JANE CASEY
'Alice Vinten is the real deal - all the thrills of a crime novel, only true' MEL MCGRATH
'Heartbreaking, funny and, most of all, honest' LISA CUTTS
'Compelling, honest and moving' LAURA WILSON
'A humane but unflinching look at the sharp end of contemporary policing' LUKE JENNINGS
'I loved this book. Gritty and gripping, moving and shocking, this brilliant police memoir shows that life on the force really is different for girls' ERIN KELLY
Welcome to London. Population: 8.7 million. And it's your job to keep them safe.
A no-holds-barred account of life on the front line of policing, On the Line follows PC Alice Hearn throughout ten years in the Met, from rookie to constable. As she deals with violent criminals, heart-breaking domestic situations, petty crime, life, death, and everything in between, she builds up a portrait of a living, complex city, and what it means to look after it.
'COMPELLING' Sunday Express 'EXTRAORDINARY' Mail on Sunday
'I've never read such an authentic and interesting account of what it's like to be a female police officer' LOUISE VOSS
'Deeply moving and inspiring' JANE CASEY
'Alice Vinten is the real deal - all the thrills of a crime novel, only true' MEL MCGRATH
'Heartbreaking, funny and, most of all, honest' LISA CUTTS
'Compelling, honest and moving' LAURA WILSON
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4.4
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Sarah
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November 24, 2023
I couldn't put this book down, it's so interesting to see how different the job of a police officer can be day to day. I literally read the book in a day, it just flowed, very well written, you really feel the emotions of the author, I didn't want it to end!
Jenny Steel
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June 6, 2018
This book is hard to put down... with each new chapter a new story unfolds
and as you read an unnerving feeling creeps over you that this isn't
fiction that this was someone's real life. A real eye opener about life in
the police! Thanks so much for writing
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Joshua Booth
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December 8, 2019
Such a wonderful read. Struggled to put it down at points and reading it gave a real insight into MetPol and what female officers have to go through on a day to day basis. Thank you Alice.
About the author
Alice Vinten spent ten years as an officer in the Metropolitan Police. Now in her thirties, she lives in Leigh-on-Sea with her two sons.
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