Daddy's Girl

All her life WPC Jill Bennett has wanted to be a detective.But this is 1960 and in Z Division of the Metropolitan Police, before the infestation of political correctness, Superintendent Mahoney will have no female officer on the permanent strength of CID. How can she make her dream come true?Simply by being the best and when children begin disappearing from a local primary school, WPC Jill Bennett does just that.Jill, a newly qualified police officer, embarks upon an investigation that sets her on a collision course with the men of CID.Only the 'Sarge', Station Sergeant Archie Wallburton, shows faith in Jill and urges her to stay with her dream.Jill Bennett – In 1960, the best detective the Metropolitan Police never had. You can get to know her here, in her debut novel, Daddy's Girl.Think Dixon of Dock Green meets Life on Mars I'm 5 foot 10, well nourished and with a happy disposition (life's too short to waste with regrets and melancholy). I have recently moved back to South Wales after four years in Australia. The Gold Coast in Queensland was beautiful and I was so glad of the opportunity.I served for twelve years in the Royal Air Force and since demob, in 1972, was employed in insurance, retail and the building industry.I have always been interested in history and enjoy many of the programmes from the History channel. My reading tastes are varied, relishing stories from Dickens and Mark Twain to Lee Child and Frederick Forsyth. My musical tastes are very middle of the road with my favourite musical decades being the forties and fifties. Besides writing ( I'm never happier than when composing stories), my main hobbies comprise DIY and computers.My website says a lot more about me and where I come from. We have traced the family tree back to 498, within living memory of Roman Britain...take a look and see how we did it...All is revealed at www.rcudlow.com. All her life Jill Bennett has wanted to be a detective but in 1960 Superintendent Mahoney will have no female detectives in Croydon CID.Follow Jill as she overcomes all the hostility and prejudice that surrounds her to become the best detective that the Metropolitan Police never had.