Nipper: The story of Leonard 'Nipper' Read

by Leonard Edward Read

318 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

1898-

Liberty does not and cannot include any action, regardless of sponsorship, which lessens the liberty of a single human being.
Leonard E. Read was the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education — the first modern libertarian think tank in the United States — and was largely responsible for the revival of the liberal tradition in post–World War II America.

Reviews

[David Hull · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting read, though I have to say that I didn’t come to admire the subject of this book as much as I had imagined. Undoubtedly a most capable, and ultimately very senior, Detective, I didn’t recognize him as a charismatic crime-fighter, as much as a somewhat self-promoting and bitter one. In that he explains feeling severely slighted by his London Metropolitan Police Force ‘bosses’, after some extremely successful serious, high-profile, and highly publicized cases, I can only imagine that some of what I sensed of Mr. Read’s personality in his recollections may well have been apparent to those who curbed his further recognition and upward mobility in that Force. Nevertheless, I did enjoy the book, and I’m sure it was a worthwhile and cathartic release for Mr. Read to finally document ‘his side’ of the various ‘stories’ which brought his career to prominence.