Adam's tale

by Gordon Honeycombe

In 1975, six officers from New Scotland Yard's Drug Squad became the subject of an investigation which ended in their being suspended, charged and finally tried at the Old Bailey. Among them was Detective Constable Adam Acworth. The background to these trials -- involving a ton of cannabis and major investigations in the drug world -- raises serious questions about the means and ends in law enforcement. Most of all, though, this is Adam's tale. The tale of his fears and loyalties; of his disillusion and ultimate downfall.

Hardcover

First published September 1, 1975

About the author

Ronald Gordon Honeycombe was an author, playwright and stage actor, well known in the United Kingdom as a national television newscaster.

Gordon Honeycombe was born in India, but educated at the Edinburgh Academy and at University College, Oxford, from which he graduated with an MA in English. He undertook National Service with the Royal Artillery, mainly in Hong Kong, where he was also an announcer with Radio Hong Kong. Returning to the UK, he embarked on an acting career which led to television and public prominence as a national newscaster.

As a newscaster, Honeycombe always seemed warm but stern while on-screen. Off camera, he was a flamboyant, fun-loving character with a devilish sense of humour.

He later settled in Perth, Western Australia, where he continued to work in radio, television and theatre, and was regularly engaged in voice-over work for radio and television, and in documentary narrations.