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Culture Corner

Another IPA member turns crime writer Kim Booth is a member of Lincolnshire Branch A Cruel Deception by Kim Booth. The true story of a wicked and cunning fraud… and the search for justice. F or Joan and Ted Warner, an innocent and trusting couple , a chance encounter with Barbara Hendry, a cunning con-woman, who turned their settled lives into a living nightmare.

The Warners were not victims of a remote scam, carried out over the internet by fraudsters from afar. For six years, faking a friendship face-to-face, this plausible woman carried off the impersonation of a member of the nobility fallen on hard times, manipulating the emotions of her victims, deceitfully draining them of every penny they had set aside for their retirement, and plunging them into debt. Hendry’s intention was to slip away, having sucked the Warners dry of all their hard-earned savings. But for some dogged investigative work by a determined detective, she would have succeeded- and remained free to prey on other vulnerable victims. Follow this journey of fraud and depravity in the company of the one man who knows the full story - the British detective who cracked the case and brought Barbara Hendry to justice. A Cruel Deception is an insightful and gripping work of true crime, which illustrates the depth of wickedness and the possibility that we can all be deceived. No one knows this horrifying true crime case better than the detective who cracked it. Kim Booth will take you on an unforgettable journey into lies, deceit, cunning and malice. Nick Louth (Best selling author)

The author retired from the Lincolnshire Police as Detective Inspector in charge of the Lincolnshire Police Economic Crime Unit. He now provides anti-fraud advice and fraud investigation on a consultancy basis together with assisting authors with police procedural issues and story lines. You too can be a writer – Police World Writer’s Competition If you write an article (between 500 & 750 words) for Police World on that month’s topic, you could win a £25 gift voucher and three months of fame in your IPA magazine. For the next edition, the subject is The Spirit of Friendship. The closing date for the very first competition is the 15th May 2019. Entries to: vphannigan@ipa-uk.org

POLICE WORLD Vol 64 No.2, 2019

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