June 2012 Publication of Death on the Beat (Wharncliffe Books). more...

13 June 2012 Talk at Soham Phoenix Social Club: The Curious Case of the Bogus Doctor.

19 July 2012 Talk at NorMet: The Golden Days of Policing.

Author of nine books, Dick Kirby has also contributed to five anthologies, seven other true crime books and contributes to magazines and national newspapers on a regular basis; he also appears on radio and television and provides talks for groups on ‘The Golden Age of Policing’ in which he roundly condemns political correctness, vapid senior officers and ‘soft’ policing.

With a bare two years in the rank of detective constable, Kirby was selected for the prestigious Serious Crime Squad and spent the next five years catching international crooks from all over the world. ‘The Sweeney’ – the Yard’s élite Flying Squad - was his home for eight years where he dealt with the most formidable and violent armed robbers.

 

17 November 2011
 Publication of The Brave Blue Line (Wharncliffe Books). 
The thrilling tales of the men and women of the Metropolitan Police who received gallantry awards – with a foreword by Lord Stevens, former commissioner..