The Interceptor

by Cameron Addicott

The inspiration for a major new BBC TV series, The Interceptor is Cam Addicott's true story of life undercover. Fighting on the frontline of the war against crime, Cam Addicott was one of the very few hard-boiled and highly-experienced surveillance operatives to get called up to the secretive and elite Alpha Projects unit - a group of dedicated undercover Customs officers who hunted the UK's most dangerous criminals by extraordinary means - starting with the interception and decoding of their phone calls. Cam soon knew the lives of the people he hunted better than they knew each other. He knew who was cheating with who's wife, what drugs the dealers' kids were into, and who was planning to murder who. The team shadowed gangsters as they mixed with celebrities, as they brokered huge drug deals in nightclubs and airports, as they discussed how to spend their ill-gotten gains until finally, it was time for Alpha to strike. In this riveting and brutal true story, a cast of unforgettable Mission Impossible characters go far beyond the call of duty to take down their most elusive target, as the lives of the hunted and hunter weave together in an explosive narrative.

Genres: Nonfiction, True Crime

320 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Wolfie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very engaging true story of drug law enforcement in the UK

[Jamie Coyne · Rating 3 out of 5]

slow start but improves

Decent enough but very slow start and a lot of jargon. There is not as much action as you’d expect

[Wilde Sky · Rating 4 out of 5]

A UK surveillance operative writes about the missions that he has worked on.

The first fifty pages are dull – bogged down with jargon / the geeky side of the job. But as soon as the actual description of the work begins (chasing criminals) this becomes a really gripping / interesting book.

I suspect that many criminals will find this an interesting read, as it deals with some techniques used to keep them under surveillance.

[Darla Van · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was the first book in the house we rented with my cousins in Tenerife in October. It started out very slowly, and was a bit difficult to read at first. Maybe it was me or the British spy story that I doubted as fact. Once I had finished, it all made more sense to me.

[Ant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliant!