Veness

• David Veness, a former Metropolitan police assistant commissioner in charge of anti-terrorist operations, was named in a story as David Vaness and David Vanness The right man, but the wrong call.

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He'd asked Veness if he could have a word, and he'd offered his identification.

With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

'What are Kilfoyle and Veness saying about Anton Reid, then?'

With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

She knew she'd muffed it by forgetting to check the stall in Camden Lock Market and she supposed she deserved a dressing down for that, but on the other hand, she'd given them a new direction with Strong, Greenham, Veness, and Kilfoyle, hadn't she, so that had to count for something.

With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

It was worth looking at, Lynley told her and he said, 'Who's got the information on who Veness lives with?'

With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

Nkata left the building, telling Veness to have Robbie Kilfoyle and Griffin Strong phone him when they finally showed their faces.

With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

Old lags were always the first to come under suspicion when a crime went down, and Veness knew it.

With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

'Jack Veness: number eight Grange Walk, not even a mile from the Shand Street tunnel.

With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

It was only when Veness had stopped him with an 'Oy!

With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

Below is a feature about his cancer that Veness wrote in 2009:

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