Into the Night
18 May 2023Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
A former carer, primary school teacher and education researcher, Matt Lloyd-Rose became a volunteer police officer to try to understand the challenges facing young people in Brixton, the place he lived and taught. He got more than he bargained for. Each Friday evening, he put on the uniform and policed South London: racing through it on blue lights, patrolling its...
Details
18 May 2023546 minutes
Nneka Okoye, Simon Lawson, Theo Solomon
9781035004270Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Inside the Met, it’s as bad as you think . . . fascinating . . . it’s the casual, ubiquitous misogyny that was witnessed by Lloyd-Rose that really chills the blood . . . elegantly writtenRichard Morrison, The Times
What’s it really like to patrol the streets of south London as a special constable? Matt Lloyd-Rose’s deadpan account is a revelationSimon O’Hagan, Radio Times
A compelling snapshot of modern policingAndrew Anthony, The Observer
Urgent . . . Lloyd-Rose’s writing is vivid and forensicThe Financial Times
