{"product_id":"a-chief-constables-nightmare-jeffrey-meadows-qpm-9781786236487","title":"A Chief Constable's Nightmare?","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery penny of profit from the sale of this book is going to Prostrate Cancer UK and The Superintendent Gerald Richardson Memorial Youth Trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Chief Constable's Nightmare?\u003c\/em\u003e is not just another police memoir. This is the story of a larger than life character who strived for achievement for himself and others. From humble beginnings, a Co-op butcher's boy, to a 37 year career in the Lancashire Police. Jeff Meadows will amuse the reader with anecdotes of times growing up, meeting the love of his life Kathy, to his varied career through the ranks to Chief Superintendent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a fascinating journey as the youngest constable on the beat in Blackpool in 1957, to a senior detective involved in working major crime cases, to the responsibility of senior management in the Lancashire Constabulary. He had a prominent role in high profile murders including the Handless Corpse Case, an investigation that spanned the globe and was the most expensive trial in British legal history at the time, securing five life sentences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStories of royal visits, party conferences and celebrity tomfoolery, his police service brought him three commendations and the Queen's Police Medal for distinguished service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn retirement he became a driving force in several charitable organisations including the Rotary Club of Blackpool South, championing and promoting the achievements of the younger generation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeff Meadows QPM passed away in Nov 2018, before this book could be published. His legacy lives on, not only within its pages of a life well lived, but also in 'The Jeff Meadows Award for Citizenship' presented annually to a pupil at his former school Highfield Leadership Academy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Meadows Qpm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786236486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786236487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grosvenor House Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Jeffrey Meadows Qpm","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437047001343,"sku":"9781786236487","price":25.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cabeccc2-2084-4dbb-9936-e2722795e83b.jpg?v=1777159504","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-chief-constables-nightmare-jeffrey-meadows-qpm-9781786236487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}