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Biography

6 x Amazon No1 Bestseller, Roger was born in Bury, raised in Whitley Bay, and has lived in Preston, Lancashire since he was thirteen. He served for over thirty-one years with the Lancashire Constabulary, the Regional Crime Squad and the National Crime Squad.

He retired in the rank of detective inspector in charge of a covert unit, which received local and national acclaim for its successes in engaging those who openly sold Class A drugs, such as heroin and crack cocaine.

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Prior to this he led the C.I.D. in Preston for a short while and before that was in charge of a dedicated informant unit. Previous experiences include work on many murder investigations and other serious crimes, as well as time spent on drug squads.

He served around the region, country, and overseas. His work on the National Crime Squad took him across Europe and to the Far East. He was commended on four occasions.

He now writes fiction based in-part on his experiences, and in-part from his fevered imagination.

In addition to his crime and thriller, and SAS novels his is developing two TV dramas which are out on submission.

WITH PREJUDICE was long listed for the 2025 Aspects of History’s Spymaster’s Book Award.

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Books

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Rough Justice (Detective Christian Dane Thrillers Book 3)
Rough Justice (Detective Christian Dane Thrillers Book 3)
Rough Justice (Detective Christian Dane Thrillers Book 3)
Rough Justice (Detective Christian Dane Thrillers Book 3)
Rough Justice (Detective Christian Dane Thrillers Book 3)

Articles

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A detective inspector in charge of a Special Ops writes…

A detective inspector in charge of a Special Ops writes…

I left the police after thirty-one years as a detective inspector in charge of a Special Ops undercover drug unit which receive national acclaim. I served on CID, murder enquires, drug squads, the Regional Crime Squad and the National Crime Squad (which became the National Crime Agency). I set ...
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Why are my SAS Red Troop thrillers different?

Why are my SAS Red Troop thrillers different?

Hitherto - and probably still so - the SAS were often deployed as the operational wing of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) on overseas operations, but rarely on home soil on behalf of the Secret Service (MI5). Though Margaret Thatcher quite publicly did so as early as 1980 during the ...
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Author Interviews

Roger A Price Interview
Q: Did you ever consider writing under a pseudonym?A: As an ex-special ops detective, yes, but if someone wants to find me in this digital world, they can. And it’s easier promoting under your own name.Q: What is the most unethical practice in the publishing industry?A: Giving false bad reviews to others, or false good ones to yourself. But ...
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Short Stories

I woke around 9 a.m. Not that I’d slept much; my legs had ached on and off all night. I just couldn’t seem to keep them still. When I did doze, all I dreamt about was getting my next fix of heroin. I was glad it was morning; nearly time to go and ‘score’ from my dealer, then maybe the pain in my legs would stop. But it wasn’t just my legs; I seemed to ache all over, it was just worse there. ...
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