Shoal Bay Press, 1999. Spine faded. Previous owner's inscription inside.

Following the success of 'The Laughing Policeman', the hilarious account of his police training experiences, Glenn Wood takes up the story of his rather undistinguished career in the New Zealand Police. Young Constable Wood was a disaster waiting to happen. he was the sort of cop who was happier helping little old ladies across the street (even when they were quite content where they were) than pursuing the perpetrators of dreadful deeds. But if he failed to strike fear into the hearts of the criminal underworld, his superiors had a real problem on their hands. They had never before had to deal with such a well-meaning but accident-prone boy in blue and they hoped that they would never see his like again. The force just wasn't with him. From his early encounters with a less-than-impressed public, through the terrifying days of the Springbok tour, to the gradual realization that perhaps he wasn't really cut out for life on the beat after all, Glenn Wood tells a story that is a laugh a page.