Keith Banks was a member of the Queensland Police Force when not everyone with a badge could be trusted. After serving as an undercover cop and declining an opportunity to participate in a lucrative and totally corrupt enterprise, Keith found himself sidelined from the Drug Squad. In 1984 he was transferred to the Taringa Criminal Investigation Branch as a Detective Senior Constable. That had its moments, but he wanted more. He missed the adrenaline charge of his days as an undercover cop. He discovered that rush again when, ultimately, he became one of the first full-time members of the Tactical Response Group. This was challenging and dangerous work. Not only did Keith find himself facing off against some of Australia’s most brutal criminals, but he also had to confront the demons of constantly living on the edge, of finding that fine line between good and bad where violence was normal. Raw and confronting, Gun to the Head exposes a world of policing that few have lived.

• xii, 275 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; : illustrations (some colour), portraits ; 24 cm #210324
• Banks, Keith
• Criminal investigation — Queensland — Biography
• Police — Queensland — Biography
• Undercover operations — Queensland
• Police — Psychological aspects — Biography
• Biography & Memoir (Queensland,Australia)
• Police & security services (Queensland,Australia)
• Crime & criminology (Queensland,Australia)
• Australian