Police, Punk, and Crosswords: An Interview with Tony White

Interview with novelist Tony White discussing his work on police narratives, undercover operations, and the psychological complexities of law enforcement. White reflects on the performative aspects of policing—the professional masks and procedural frameworks officers adopt—and explores themes of risk, moral ambiguity, and transgression. The discussion engages with literary theory via Javier Cercas’s concept of the ‘blind spot,’ situating police work within broader questions of identity, surveillance, and institutional contradiction. White’s novelistic approach to these themes positions him within the intellectual sphere of critical examinations of state power and social control.

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