The 1970s East End doesn’t forgive mistakes—or secrets. Freshly transferred, Detective Ricky Hunter walks into a district ruled by racketeers, violent crews, and favours traded in smoke-stained back rooms. His results win headlines; his methods raise eyebrows. Off duty, the lies are harder to affairs, betrayals, and a marriage cracking under the weight of reputation. When a high-profile case collides with Ricky’s private life, he must choose what breaks first—career, conscience, or home. In the third volume of The Private Life of a Public Servant, Colin Whitfield Dawson charts the moment a talented young officer becomes a man in crisis—and every win carries a cost.