Ringer - The Fragmentor

This book enters the secretive, closely guarded and often violent underworld of stolen vehicle ringing gangs, exploring the methods used to steal and then change a vehicles identity before selling it on through world wide markets. Two rival gangs headed by `Vin` Jones and Tony `Stamp` Booker compete to dominate the turf and the market, with matters getting more complicated when George Burns, an exiled con wanted by the Police, returns from exile in Spain to try and take total control of the operations. Chasing them down are the Northamptonshire Police stolen vehicle squad, headed by Detective Inspector Mac MacAlinden, and other crack units such as the car crime squad; highly trained and experienced Police Officers kitted out with powerful unmarked cars containing high tech equipment. When things go wrong, the forces Forensic Accident Investigation Unit step up to the plate. This book places the reader right into the action encompassing a worldwide market which the gangs aim to dominate at all costs, with the Police determined to close them down for good.