{"product_id":"dead-territory-d-c-tucker-9781918243932","title":"Dead Territory: A Tale of Gangs, Police, and Betrayal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a city rotting from the inside out, loyalty is the deadliest currency...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA junkie is found dead in a derelict garage-needle in arm, eyes wide open. The coroner calls it an overdose. But DI Colin Harpur isn't buying it. When a witness turns up murdered days later, Harpur knows: this isn't just another casualty of the streets. It's a message.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Superintendent Desmond Iles-ruthless, razor-sharp, and unafraid to bend the rules. As London-based dealers muscle into their territory, a brutal turf war ignites between local gangs. Betrayal spreads like poison, and every player has blood on their hands... including the cops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the author's 30-year career in the Metropolitan Police-including service in counterterrorism and firearms-Dead Territory plunges readers into the moral grey zones where justice and corruption blur. With razor-wire dialogue, relentless pacing, and the darkly familiar streets of 1980s Britain, this is crime fiction at its most authentic and uncompromising.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Bill James, and David Peace, this gripping debut novel-set in the acclaimed Harpur \u0026amp; Iles universe-asks a chilling question: When the law can't protect you, who do you trust?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStep into Dead Territory... if you dare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Scroll up and click \"Buy Now\" to immerse yourself in a world where every alley hides a secret-and every secret costs a life.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. C. Tucker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191824393X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781918243932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorssolution.Co.UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"D. C. Tucker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874530275583,"sku":"9781918243932","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dead-territory-d-c-tucker-9781918243932","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}