The Night Shift — James D. Mortain

The short story prequel to the Detective Deans Mystery Series Before he was a detective, Andrew Deans had to pound the streets like every other cop. He was just a number. A small cog in a big wheel, but he loved his job and he'd do anything for his team... even if it meant risking his own life.  Thursday, 17th August.When a fly-on-the-wall documentary crew drops in on a busy city centre night shift, PC Ellie Grange and her team are fuelled with anticipation at the thought of becoming TV reality stars. They need it real. They want it uncensored and they crave a true-life experience of the demands faced by Britain's cops.It's a beautiful evening in the historic Georgian city of Bath and all on the team are looking forward to working this shift, but no one could have predicted what would happen next...  James D Mortain is the best-selling author of the Detective Deans Mysteries and the DI Chilcott thrillers. His gritty and compelling books would appeal to readers of LJ Ross, Angela Marsons and Michael Connelly.