Summary
Summer 1977: It’s no holiday in the sun in Handstead New Town, a north Manchester overspill. Known to the local cops as Horse’s Arse, it’s preparing to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. But with lob-in football violence, rampant police hooliganism and an expanding LSD market - there’ll be a riot going on.
Local gangster, Sercan Ozdemir has underestimated DCI Harrison, head of the CID; blood on the floor in an interview room is all in a day’s work for him. And Ozdemir knows that if…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755345687 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0755345681 |
| Author: | Charlie Owen |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2009 |
| Weight: | 315g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 28mm |
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“Charlie Owen is a talent … the first book since Layer Cake to have an authentic voice that humorously exposes the dark and eccentric world of English street crime.”
“After just three books, the policemen in this wonderful series seem like old friends. Raw, crude, ugly and brazenly real … shocking and funny, a great read.” “The Guardian””“Charlie Owen is a talent … the first book since “Layer Cake” to have an authentic voice that humorously exposes the dark and eccentric world of English street crime.” Guy Ritchie, director, “Snatch””
About The Author
Charlie Owen
Charlie Owen enjoyed a thirty-year career in the police service, serving with two forces in the Home Counties and London, reaching the rank of Inspector. He recently commenced a second career in the security services department of an investment bank.
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