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Peter J. Charles

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Peter J Charles is a British crime and intelligence fiction writer whose work grows out of a lifetime spent inside real investigations. Born in September 1953, he began his career in uniform with the Royal Air Force in 1970 before moving into policing in 1983. He later served as a detective with Surrey Police, spending nine years on the Drug Squad and working across surveillance, criminal intelligence, and informant handling. Those years shaped his understanding of how investigations actually unfold — the pressure, the compromises, and the small decisions that change everything.

His fiction reflects that world. Based in Winchester, Hampshire, England, he writes crime and espionage novels that stay close to operational reality. The series fol ...more

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Average rating: 4.31 · 141 ratings · 124 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Detective's Dilemma (A Tom Kessler Operation, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Minister's Downfall (A Tom Kessler Operation, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 47 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hidden Enemy (A Tom Kessler Operation, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Shared Danger (A Tom Kessler Operation, #4) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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