Summary
It’s thirty years since Harry Starks and his gang kept the underworld of Soho under control, but the consequences of their brutal reign are still being felt.
Julie McCluskey, the actress daughter of one of Starks’ victims, has grown up without a father and now that she’s discovered it was money from her father’s murderers that put her through drama school, she’s furious. Furious with her mother for accepting it, but even more furious with Harry Starks – and she’s decided she wants rev…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340818572 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340818573 |
| Author: | Jake Arnott |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2004 |
| Weight: | 242g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 23mm |
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A rollercoaster journey through a landscape most honest, decent people wouldn’t know existed … sparklingly witty, immensely profound … it should be read as a matter of urgency - Erwin James, Guardian
The most expansive, ironical and funny novel of the series - David Isaacson, Daily TelegraphThe popularity of Arnott’s work rests on his fluent, readable style and strong storytelling. While challenging the hype surrounding the genre, he avoids hypocrisy by stopping just short of glamorising his subject matter. - New StatesmanArnott delivers a beacon-bright satire … a literary triumph - MetroArnott’s satire is right on the money - Observer‘Arnott’s clever, style-conscious book is brutally authentic, yet at the same time ironically “knowing”, with an almost satirical attitude to gangster entertainment and the cult of criminal celebrity. Its total readability consolidates his status as a blue-chip crime writer’. - Sunday TimesArnott has a sharp sense of humour and a real concern for the consequences of crime on his characters and society. - Daily TelegraphArnott is both witty and gritty. - Daily TelegraphAbout The Author
Jake Arnott
Jake Arnott was born in Buckinghamshire in 1961. He has worked as a labourer, a mortuary technician, a theatrical agent’s assistant, an artist’s life model and a sign language interpreter as well as enjoying many fruitful periods of unemployment. His acting experience has included work on the Fringe in London, Edinburgh and Toronto as well as improvised comedy.
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