Kevin Moore joined Sussex Police at the age of twenty-one years in June 1978. After joining the police, the author spent his two-year probationary period at Brighton during which time he operated as a beat officer and area car driver/observer. Whilst there, he experienced a wide variety of policing situations as one would expect in terms of the cosmopolitan nature of a City the size of Brighton and Hove. Following this, he became a rural beat patrol officer at Camber near Rye in East Sussex. A short while later, he entered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) as a detective constable. This proved to be the start of a long and productive career as a detective during which time he climbed the ranks, ultimately achieving the highest rank possible in the CID world of Detective Chief Superintendent when he was the Head of Sussex's CID. During his service, he was the senior detective in charge of the CID at Hastings and Eastbourne. He also worked within the Professional Standards Department investigation complaints made against police officers. He served as the Chief Superintendent and Divisional Commander of Brighton and Hove during which time he was responsible for all police operations in the City as well as working with key partner agencies including the City's Council. He took command of many large-scale public order demonstrations as well as other major public safety events. During his detective career, he was a Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) with a responsibility for leading enquiries into homicide and other major crime investigations. He was viewed as being a highly competent senior detective. He was formerly a member of the International Homicide Investigators Association. Following his retirement as a police officer in 2009, after more than thirty-one years of service, he took up a position with the newly formed SE Regional Organised Crime Unit as a civilian member of staff. This involved the role of Regional Intelligence Manager and then subsequently that of the SE Regional Prison Intelligence Manager. This Unit has an overall responsibility for investigating the criminal activities of those involved in the commission of the most serious types of crime. He fully retired from the police service in January 2018. He has been married to Ann for over forty-three years and they have two grown up children and five grandchildren. He holds a BA (Hons) Degree in Public Sector and Police Studies and a Post Graduate Diploma in Police Studies. He is interested in football and cricket, having previously been a player, coach and administrator. He now spends much of his time with his wife, her Golden Retriever dogs and their three horses. He continues to support the Police Service and is prepared to articulate his dismay at the consequences the severe budget cuts have had on the spirit within the ranks and the level of competency of leadership, whilst acknowledging the remarkable work officers carry out daily. To help ensure that those responsible for the running of the Police Service are held to account and are challenged when required, he created a group called Retired Police Officers Who Care. He is the current secretary of his local Eastbourne and District NARPO (National Association of Retired Police Officers) Branch. Kevin also carries out media work regarding police-related topics which includes TV, Radio and newspapers, as well as film documentaries. This is Kevin's third book following on from My Way and Real Murder Investigations.
