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On The Table Read Magazine, “the best book magazine in the UK“, in John Donoghue’s latest book, A Bonsai Tree Called Geoff – Police Stories I Probably Shouldn’t Share, he shares wildly funny, and bizarre anecdotes from his days in blue.
A Bonsai Tree Called Geoff
As with his previous three books, A Bonsai Tree Called Geoff by John Donoghue is filled with anecdotes from his twenty years spent in the police force. What makes this extra special is that these are the tales that he couldn’t tell whilst he was still serving! With his insights, observational prowess and razor-sharp wit, Donaghue’s storytelling brings the multitude of absurd situations he finds himself in vividly to life.
John Donoghue has served for twenty years as a front line police officer.
Is he the best cop on the streets?… No.
But does he go to work with a positive attitude and put 100% into every incident he attends?… Also No.
What he does is write about the funny, unusual, and bizarre jobs he goes to.
From arresting a bride at her own wedding, an Aztec style sacrifice, subversion in the ranks, a naked dog thief, an accidental kidnapping, disappointing a nun… these are true tales from the front line of policing, where fact is often stranger than fiction!
These are the tales he probably shouldn’t share.
With his writing garnering thousands of five-star reviews, John Donoghue’s memoirs are also very much based in the sobering realities of day-to-day life on our streets and in our towns. Having served in both England and Wales, his passion for his job, empathy and a comedic brilliance, shine through in A Bonsai Tree Called Geoff, leaves readers, once again, wanting more from this one in a million retired copper.
John Donoghue
Having served in police forces in both England and Wales, I have changed names and places to protect the guilty. I have used the imaginary ‘Sandford’ as the station at which I am based. This could be your local station!
With three bestselling books about my adventures in the police to date already published, my books are all imbued with humour, but have opened people’s eyes to what actually goes on behind the scenes (and led me to have to leave one forced and being banned by another Constabulary)… but now that I’m retired, I can, and do, really tell it like it is.
I am also a public speaker, conducting tongue in cheek presentations about the Ten Life Lessons I’ve learnt in the Police, and conduct medieval tours in my spare time.
-John Donoghue
Having served Queen, King & Country over 40 years in the military and Police, John Donoghue has also been awarded the Chief Constable’s Commendation for Bravery after saving a family of seven (and their dog and cat) from a house fire one Christmas Eve… and routinely been castigated for telling it like it is.
His previous police memoirs include ‘Police, Crime & 999’, ‘Police, Lies & Alibis’, and ‘Police, Arrests & Suspects’.
He has also previously written a humorous book about his military service and travels with his dog around the funny places in Great Britain – described as “Bill Bryson on Magic Mushrooms” when it first came out, it has now been updated and republished as ‘Tails of the Unexpected.’
Find more from John Donoghue now:
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A Bonsai Tree Called Geoff
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Police, Crime & 999
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Police, Lies & Alibis
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Police, Arrests & Suspects
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