True Lies
Ross Slater, Douglas Wight

When ex-soldier and policeman Ross Slater was hired to provide security for leading members of Greenpeace he got more than he bargained for.

Not only would he be involved in planning some of the environmental group's most audacious stunts but his contacts in Special Branch came up with an even juicier role for him – as a double agent spying on Greenpeace's activities.

With split loyalties, Slater had to tread a fine line between fulfilling his duties to the eco-warriors while alerting the authorities whenever he felt their stunts risked endangering the lives of the public.

In this action-packed expose on how British police spy on green groups, Slater reveals how he:

-           Feared he’d been kidnapped by illegal loggers during a training exercise in the Amazon jungle

-           Drove a truck that would dump half a tonne of coal at 10 Downing Street while tipping off the authorities to the stunt at the same time

-           Spied on top Premier League football stars as part of a high profile campaign

-           Faced a race against time to copy secret files before being caught.

As the role of undercover police officers comes under scrutiny, Slater tells how hard it is to stay straight in the face of extreme temptation in a world where criminality, drug-taking and sexual shenanigans are rife and gives a unique perspective on what it takes to be a double agent.