Publisher's Synopsis
Simon Orford is a thirty-year-old university graduate who has had a variety of different but uninspiring jobs and despite recently marrying Amanda, he feels deeply dissatisfied with the direction his life is taking. Wanting to help people and make a difference to society, he decides to join the police service. This decision dismays his socially ambitious wife and will ultimately lead to the breakup of the marriage. After a lengthy selection and training process, Simon finally achieves his ambition and becomes a police officer.