The Sweeney 3: Regan and the deal of the century

So, let us explore another Sweeney novel. I've skipped #2 in the series as it appeared to be set in New York, and to be honest i want my Sweeney set in good old ultra-violent 1970s London. 

A good part of this book by Ian Kennedy Martin is set in France, however. As with book #1 the Regan in this story is a self-destructive loner who fights against his own colleagues as much as the criminals. Again, this is a shame as it was the bromance with Carter in the TV series which really made the series to me, and the Sergeant hardly appears in this one.

The story is well written but also of its time, casual racism and sexism rather jarring to a modern reader. The plot though is oddly relevant today as it involves a hard up West willing to flog anything they can to the Arabs. The French in this book wanted to sell nuclear technology, these days we've basically sold London to them.