Watching the Detectives
Deborah Locke
One woman's journey through Sydney's criminal underworld, from rookie cop to police whistleblower.
She just wanted to be a great cop and do her job well - that's all she'd ever dreamed of. Little did she know the good guys would turn out to be every bit as menacing as the bad.
In 1984, with grand plans to escape her deadbeat family, Deborah Locke graduated as a constable in the NSW Police Force. Young, blonde and pretty, she looked forward to her life as a copper. But within a year she was already being drawn into the dark circle of police corruption in Sydney's underworld.
Bribery, substance abuse and sexual harassment were commonplace - the lines between cops and crims were blurred. Having worked her way up to the rank of detective senior constable, Locke entered dangerous territory when she decided to blow the whistle on her crooked colleagues ... WATCHING THE DETECTIVES is the story of a gutsy young woman who stayed true to what she believed in - no matter the cost.
Duration - 6h 57m.
Author - Deborah Locke.
Narrator - Chris Miller.
Published Date - Thursday, 29 January 2026.
Copyright - © 2011 Deborah Locke ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
One woman's journey through Sydney's criminal underworld, from rookie cop to police whistleblower. She just wanted to be a great cop and do her job well - that's all she'd ever dreamed of. Little did she know the good guys would turn out to be every bit as menacing as the bad. In 1984, with grand plans to escape her deadbeat family, Deborah Locke graduated as a constable in the NSW Police Force. Young, blonde and pretty, she looked forward to her life as a copper. But within a year she was already being drawn into the dark circle of police corruption in Sydney's underworld. Bribery, substance abuse and sexual harassment were commonplace - the lines between cops and crims were blurred. Having worked her way up to the rank of detective senior constable, Locke entered dangerous territory when she decided to blow the whistle on her crooked colleagues ... WATCHING THE DETECTIVES is the story of a gutsy young woman who stayed true to what she believed in - no matter the cost. Duration - 6h 57m. Author - Deborah Locke. Narrator - Chris Miller. Published Date - Thursday, 29 January 2026. Copyright - © 2011 Deborah Locke ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:27
Preface a big lunch
Duration:00:12:06
Chapter 1 becoming a cop
Duration:00:09:37
Chapter 2 all in the family
Duration:00:14:25
Chapter 3 north sydney police station
Duration:00:21:48
Chapter 4 happy days on the farm
Duration:00:12:02
Chapter 5 kings cross drug squad
Duration:00:13:31
Chapter 6 early days in the gaming squad
Duration:00:34:07
Chapter 7 more games at the gamers
Duration:00:22:10
Chapter 8 a new beginning
Duration:00:07:01
Chapter 9 breaking and entering
Duration:00:30:51
Chapter 10 crossing against the lights
Duration:00:19:14
Chapter 11 operations wave and windmill
Duration:00:28:50
Chapter 12 life in the fraud squad
Duration:00:22:42
Chapter 13 meeting the parents
Duration:00:10:36
Chapter 14 task force rort
Duration:00:24:44
Chapter 15 all good mates
Duration:00:22:22
Chapter 16 it hits the fan
Duration:00:27:54
Chapter 17 being a whistleblower
Duration:00:27:31
Chapter 18 the royal commission
Duration:00:26:27
Chapter 19 a whole new world
Duration:00:24:37
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:03:28
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:50