Retirement has given Mr Rose the time not only to cultivate a cottage garden in Eastbourne but also to write his memoirs. And it’s the impending publication of those memoirs that brings a number of figures crawling out of the woodwork and back into his life: criminals and former colleagues alike, who know that his vast personal library of case files holds a wealth of incriminating detail.
The Bright Bomber
The Naked Emperor
The Noble Roman
The Black Beast
The Jolly Swagman
The Unquiet Ghost
The Tin God
The Bad Halfpenny
The Honest Villain
The Deadly Doll
The Avenging Angel
The One Woman
The Good Loser