The detective novel The Telephone Voice is fascinating in many ways, especially because it gives a credible picture of everyday police work. Far from the heroism and glamour of detectives in films and famous crime novels we meet an Irish policeman, chief inspector Bill Hardwick, who lives and works in Sweden since many years married to a swedish surgery nurse. International bank robbers and arms smugglers make it impossible for him to relax in his summer holiday. He sees it as his duty to help and catch the robbers, and his family, son, daughters and wife also become involved in the hunt....