The Girl for the Job: True Stories From My Life As An Undercover Cop

Product Information

Biography: Today Danni Brooke enjoys the quiet life with her two children at her home in Spain, where she also runs a cybersecurity company with partner and fellow TV hunter Ben Owen.

During her first posting in Tower Hamlets she earned the nickname ‘Thief Taker’ for her steely ambition and high arrest rate.Danni articulates her ability to infiltrate gangs and dangerous criminals whilst maintaining her cover as an undercover cop really well. And since she was one of the only women within this elite unit she became known as ‘The Girl for the Job’.

Katy Weitz believes that most people have an extraordinary story to tell and she specialises in bringing them to the public's attention. For over a decade Danni Brooke was one of the most effective female undercover cops in the UK, one of a very small number of women in the Met’s elite unit. There are more focused titles out there but if you've got a few hours and a credit to kill it was decent entertainment.

Whether she was infiltrating organized crime gangs or disrupting drug supply lines, Danni played the innocent Essex girl, fooling even the most suspicious villains, using her quick wits to keep her out of trouble. She likes experimenting with Italian recipes, baking and watching true crime documentaries on Netflix.

It meant that although she was officially employed by the MET she became an ‘asset’ for the entire UK, working all over the country.I look back and I’m really proud of my time undercover but it’s great to finally be able to live life in the open. What I found quite shocking was the type of work Danni did at such a young age, she had a lot of responsibility on her shoulders and was in some dangerous situations . The Girl for the Job is an exciting, intriguing and at times jaw-dropping memoir perfect for fans of true crime and dramas like Line of Duty. Though I’m proud of what I did, taking out some really nasty characters, I can see that drugs problem isn’t going to be solved unless there is some serious thinking at a governmental level. Now she is not an undercover police officer any longer but she has her own business with her partner involving cyber security on a large scale so give it a few years and she will be ready for the next book!