Peter Redford was aMetropolitan police detective for thirty years, working on specialist squads atScotland Yard targeting dangerous and violent criminals. Now a resident ofSussex, he writes from his wide-ranging police experience. His first novel, 'AnUrgent Murder' (under the pseudonym Alex Winchester), introduced John Whileswho investigates a chilling murder in a small Sussex village. The second novelin the series, 'A Murderer's Legacy', finds Whiles tackling assassins amid highlevel corruption.