Missing - My life finding the lost and delivering justice for the living

350,000: the number of missing person reports opened in the UK every year. But how do we find the missing? Charlie Hedges is a pioneer in the field of missing persons over a career spanning nearly four decades. During his work in the police force, then at the Missing Persons Bureau and the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre, Charlie has been involved in some of the most high-profile cases of recent years. From abductions and trafficking to accidents and the vulnerable, Charlie has seen into the dark shadows of life. Given that so many people are reported missing daily, and how easy it is to make mistakes in missing persons cases, Charlie has dedicated his life and career to developing guidelines to help not just the police, but the families and loved ones left behind. In his first book, Charlie tells us his unique story of finding those who desperately need to be found, and the people who will never leave him.

About the author

Charlie Hedges is one of the UK's foremost experts on missing persons, particularly children and those who are abducted and trafficked. During a career spanning 36-years, he first worked in the police force before specialising in missing persons in 1997. Charlie has amassed a wealth of experience with the UK's leading public bodies for missing persons, joining the UK Missing Persons Bureau in 2008, and then the Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre in 2012. Charlie has been involved in some of the most high-profile cases of recent years and was awarded an MBE for his tireless efforts in the protection of endangered missing children by the Queen in 2015.

Summary

From the UK's foremost missing persons expert, a story of a life in crime searching for the lost, vulnerable and abducted.

Product details

• Authors: Charlie Hedges
• Publisher: Seven Dials
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.05.2024
• EAN: 9781399616188
• ISBN: 978-1-399-61618-8
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 196 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Law Enforcement, Memoirs, TRUE CRIME / Murder / General, TRUE CRIME / Organized Crime, TRUE CRIME / Murder / Serial Killers, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Lawyers & Judges, TRUE CRIME / Forensics, TRUE CRIME / Abductions, Kidnappings & Missing Persons, TRUE CRIME / Sexual Assault, Police and security services, TRUE CRIME / Historical, Police law & police procedures, True crime: serial killers and murderers, Victimology and victims of crime, Violent crimes