Author: ARNOTT, JAKE
Title: He Kills Coppers
Description: Sceptre, UK. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9780340748800 336 pages. Available Now. Book Description: August 1966, the long hot summer of World Cup euphoria is suddenly shattered by a brutal crime that shocks a nation seemingly at ease with itself. Three characters' fates are irrevocably bound up with this event and consequences that reverberate across three decades. An ambitious detective dragged into intrigues of corruption. A gutter press journalist with a nose for a nasty story. And a disaffected petty criminal pushed over the edge by a violent crime that haunts him. An epic story that looks at morality and corruption on both sides of the law and at the very heart of the state. : Amazon Review: Jake Arnott's He Kills Coppers opens in August 1966 when the feel-good factor is running high as England enjoys World Cup victory and a seemingly endless summer. But the sunshine brings some nasty creatures out, and the brutal slaying of three policemen in a west London street sends shockwaves right to the heart of the nation. For three men, the killing is more than a front-page outrage. For Billy Porter, a war-time hero turned petty thief, it's a plan that went fatally wrong. For Frank Taylor, a Detective Sergeant trying to climb the Met's career ladder without resorting to corruption, it's a bereavement--the loss of a loyal comrade which must be avenged. For Tony Meehan, cub reporter on the Sunday Illustrated, it's nothing more than a fortuitous scoop that assures him his job. But reporting the crime awakens sinister urges that he's unable to resist and soon Meehan is creating his own news. Three men who've never met; three lives inextricably linked, in a chain of events that changed history. : Those who raved about Arnott's debut novel The Long Firm will not be disappointed by its successor, a tale combining the tension of a hard-boiled crime thriller with a Dickensian eye for detail. The sounds and the spirit of 60s London are evoked with almost filmic precision, while the plot advances in that swift, inexorable fashion of the very best myths. A few of its peripheral characters, such as Jeannie, the whore with the conscience (I never want to rely on bad money again), and Mooney the Masonic vice-cop (Through the Mysteries of the Craft you can keep yourself clean), might be slightly clich?d, but the principal trio of narrators is vivid and utterly convincing. For a story that combines morality, the authentic whiff of Soho sleaze and a plot that goes straight for the jugular, readers need look no further. --Matthew Baylis -- : Review: [A] highly impressive thriller; a powerfully organized plot is matched by a steely narrative control that pays out just enough information to keep us on tenterhooks. The unfolding of the murder and cover-up is deftly handled, and there's a nice sideline in pithy historical detail: from the psychedelic 1960s to the uncaring Thatcherite '80s, the panorama is always authentic - and always at the service of the narrative. (Good Book Guide): Brilliant ... you won't be able to put it down. (Mark Sanderson, Sunday Telegraph Summer Reading): Mesmerizing. Brilliant. (New York Times Book Review): Many thought that Jake Arnott's debut, 'The Long Firm', was good but not quite as good as the hype tried to convince us it was. Frankly, Hemingway, Hammett and Greene together would have been hard pressed to come up with anything that good. His eagerly awaited follow-up, 'He Kills Coppers', has arrived - and it's better. (Time Out): Brilliant ... this bitter tour de force has a feeling of permanence. (Washington Post Book World): Compelling ... Arnott is a writer of many shades and, as in his debut, The Long Firm, shows his penchant for combining challenging storylines with strong storytelling. (Max Davidson, Sunday Telegraph): Arnott is a craftsman at what he does, a real cabinetmaker of pulp fiction, with everything nicely dovetailed (Sunday Times): Arnott nails every crunch and splatter of his dirty world ... A wicked delight. (People): Intoxicating (Scotland on Sunday): A British version of James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential. (Publishers Weekly): Propels Arnott further into a league of his own (Independent on Sunday): Brilliant (Literary Review): Easily as good, if not better, than the superb Long Firm ... A stylish tour-de-force (Big Issue) Size: 12.8 x 2.3 x 19.7 cm. 336 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Crime Fiction; Paperback; ISBN: 034074880X. ISBN/EAN: 9780340748800. Inventory No: F245-1248.

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