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The Life of a Scilly Sergeant
Colin Taylor
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Description for The Life of a Scilly Sergeant
Paperback. Features Sergeant Colin Taylor, who has made it his purpose to keep the streets of Scilly free from drunk anchor thieves, Balance Board riders and other culprits, mostly drunken, intent on breaking the law. This book is the first hand account of how he did it. It charts the day to day trials and tribulations of a small-island police officer. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BM; BTC; JKSW1; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
`Policing is like this everywhere but not everywhere is Scilly' Meet Sergeant Colin Taylor, he has been a valuable member of the police force for over 20 years, 5 of which have been spent policing the `quiet' Isles of Scilly, a group of islands off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula. Colin has made it his purpose to keep the streets of Scilly free from drunk anchor thieves, Balance Board riders and other culprits, mostly drunken, intent on breaking the law. This book is the first hand account of how he did it. Coupled with his increasingly popular `Isle of Scilly Police Force' Facebook page, this book charts the day to day trials and tribulations of a small-island police officer, told in a perfectly humorous and affectionate way. This book is a fantastic read and Colin's antics are soon to be the feautre of a major ITV TV series.
Product Details
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784755157
SKU
V9781784755157
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Colin Taylor
Sergeant Colin Taylor has been the longest serving police officer on the remote and tranquil Isles of Scilly for several generations. Over the years his regular blogging about the unique policing exploits there was enjoyed by millions worldwide. He has now returned to the relative simplicity of policing on the mainland UK. This is how he survived.
Reviews for The Life of a Scilly Sergeant
The best tourist guide to the Isles of Scilly one could wish for. Anyone reading this book is sure to want to go there and experience this delightfully eccentric corner of the British Isles.
Daily Express
Enchantingly dotty.
Daily Mail
Set to be [a] big hit.
Guardian
If you love the Isles of Scilly you will love this book.
A Dartmoor and Devon Blog
Told with humour and tenderness. A great read - No.1 in Books Top Ten
Western Morning News
Daily Express
Enchantingly dotty.
Daily Mail
Set to be [a] big hit.
Guardian
If you love the Isles of Scilly you will love this book.
A Dartmoor and Devon Blog
Told with humour and tenderness. A great read - No.1 in Books Top Ten
Western Morning News