Girl on the Line

A revealing memoir of a decade on the streets of London as a female police constable and a unique insight into a city and the cost of keeping it safe.

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'A warts-and-all memoir of an ex-cop from probationer days on. Fascinating' IAN RANKIN

'A humane but unflinching look at the sharp end of contemporary policing' LUKE JENNINGS

'I loved this book. Gritty and gripping, moving and shocking, this brilliant police memoir shows that life on the force really is different for girls' ERIN KELLY

'COMPELLING' Sunday Express 'EXTRAORDINARY' Mail on Sunday

Welcome to London. Population: 8.7 million. And it's your job to keep them safe.

A no-holds-barred account of life on the front line of policing, On the Line follows PC Alice Hearn throughout ten years in the Met, from rookie to constable. As she deals with violent criminals, heart-breaking domestic situations, petty crime, life, death, and everything in between, she builds up a portrait of a living, complex city, and what it means to look after it.

'I've never read such an authentic and interesting account of what it's like to be a female police officer' Louise Voss
'Deeply moving and inspiring' Jane Casey
'Alice Vinten is the real deal - all the thrills of a crime novel, only true' Mel McGrath
'Heartbreaking, funny and, most of all, honest' Lisa Cutts
'Compelling, honest and moving' Laura Wilson