1958: Notting Hill is sweltering in a heatwave. It's DI Stratton's new manor and a powder keg of racial tension. A rent collector is stabbed and a series of street fights between teddy boys and Caribbean immigrants sparks further unrest. Young runaway Irene, on the verge of prostitution, finds her loyalties lie on both sides of the fight. A race riot breaks out - the worst Britain has ever seen. Stratton must tread a path through the violence and prejudice to find the killer and save Irene before Notting Hill explodes.
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
ISBN: 9781782063087
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 342 g
Dimensions: 198 x 133 x 30 mm
'A crime narrative of great authority ... extremely evocative' Financial Times. - Financial Times
'The tang of Wilson's period detail pops off the page ... a richly imagined, compassionate story' Metro. - Metro
Really struggled with this book. Didn't hook me or pick up pace.
I had started with high expectations so very surprised.
Usually enjoy any crime read.
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