Between Two Worlds: a Detective Hoban novel

While having a rare day off, Detective Chief Superintendent Hoban sees a 'former client' speeding past in a flash car and is shaken to the core. The man was supposed to be dead. Dropping his rake, Hoban jumps into his car and goes in pursuit of the look-a-like criminal. Thus begins an obsession that will nag away at the detective while he’s in the middle of running a major murder investigation. The body of an unidentified girl from a bygone era has been discovered, and another young woman goes missing. Believing there is a connection between the two, Hoban is now in a race against time... Based on the real life and times of the former young head of Leeds CID, Dennis Hoban, 33, this story evokes the murky world of policing in 1960s Britain. Known to the Leeds criminal fraternity as ‘the copper we were proud to be nicked by’, Hoban stood out with his fedora hat, sharp tailored suits and natural charm. He was in charge of the inquiry into the first two Yorkshire Ripper murders in the 70s and many believe he may well have caught Peter Sutcliffe had his life not been unexpectedly cut short.