Alan Jackaman spent over 25 years as a police officer, including as a detective with London's Metropolitan Police Murder Investigation Team and Murder Review Group. He is the author of Napper: Through a Glass Darkly (2019) about the serial killer Robert Napper, which was the basis for Channel 4's drama documentary Deceit, and Who Really Killed Claire? (2023) about an alleged miscarriage of justice.

'A fascinating insider's account of a murder detective's life in South London in the 1980s. Alan Jackaman couples his personal experience investigating a brutal double murder with his skills as a writer and storyteller to give us a well-paced whodunnit. Peppered with colourful tales of policing 40 years ago, Alibi is also the story of a son's battle for justice and a police officer's relentless work to try to achieve it.'- Tom Pettifor, Crime Editor, Daily Mirror'The fictionalised story with vivid characters is told well... focuses on police procedure and it is very authentic.'-- Law Society Gazette

• Foreword by Rae Price; Prologue; Another Day at the Office; Dull It Isn't!; The Location of the Crime Scene; A Team is Assembled; Brian Price; Susan Tetrault; Mars; A Clue Reveals Itself; The Suspect; The Dastardly Plan is Put into Action; Find Dean Alexander; A Second Search and Re-arrest; The Alibi is Not Such a Good Idea; A Police Van Goes Missing; The Jig-Saw Begins to Show a Picture; The Wheels of Justice Grind On; 'You Are Charged with Murder'; A Burglary is Reported; 'Where exactly is Australia?'; The Trial Goes On; Just What Was the Case Against the Accused?; The Aftermath; Epilogue; Chronology and Locations; Index.