Covert operative 003 Damian Marrett is back with more crime-fighting yarns in White Lies. this time he pits himself against speed-dealing neo-Nazis, interstate dealers who put a price on his head, and a drug-trafficking Olympian, plus he encounters a crim who pricks his conscience … Damian Marrett was just 19 years of age when he joined the Victoria Police in 1986 as a somewhat reluctant recruit.Four years down the track, he was handpicked to work in a covert capacity for the Drug Squad.A further six years working undercover, and Marrett had played a major role in close to 50 operations. White Lies picks up where his first book, Undercover, left off.After Marrett helped crack the legendary secretive Griffith Mafia, he moved on to a series of drug busts, from small-time deals to large-scale trafficking - operations that required him to take on numerous identities, often at the same time.His undercover path brings him face to face with smooth operators and street scum - and that was just in the police force. Damian Marrett’s penetrating yet darkly comic insights into undercover work reveal a style of policing that is often shrouded in secrecy. told with grim humour and astonishing candour, White Lies is often hilarious, at times chilling, and always riveting.
