He Kills Coppers

Three-part sequel to Jake Arnott's thriller The Long Firm, exploring how the consequences of one single act of brutality in 1960s gangland Soho reverberates across two decades. The fates of a detective, a journalist and a villain are inextricably linked when the 1966 summer of World Cup euphoria is shattered by the slaying of three policemen.

Billy Porter goes on the run and reporter Tony Meehan is in demand as the acknowledged expert on the cop killer, while Frank Taylor grows closer to Jon Young's widow Jeannie. Five years later Billy is still free and has forged a new life for himself, but Frank's life is blighted by his failure to capture the villain, and Tony's personal obsession has earned him a reputation as a crank.