The Drop by Howard Linskey
David Blake is no gangster, or so he likes to think. He's a white-collar criminal, working for gangster Bobby Mahoney, enjoying the good life while the money keeps on pouring in. Trouble is, a big chunk of that money has just gone missing, along with Geordie Cartwright, and Blake is getting the blame....
Linskey delivers a flawless feel for time and place, snappy down to earth dialect dialogue mixed in with unrelenting violence and paceA Tyneside Dashiell Hammett to put Martina Cole firmly in her place -- Peter Millar * The Times *
The Drop is chosen by Peter Millar in The Times as one of his Top 5 crime thrillers of the year -- Peter Millar * The Times *
a brutal, hard-hitting debut which opens up Newcastle's dark, violent underbelly like a freshly-sharpened stiletto -- Simon Kernick
writing that leaps off the page in its lacerating forcefulness... a classic British gangster novel that evokes and matches some of the best writing in the genre -- Vic Buckner * Crime Time *
The Drop is overflowing with the grit that defines the very best of British gangster fiction -- M. K. Hume * Bookgeeks *
The Drop is chosen by Peter Millar in The Times as one of his Top 5 crime thrillers of the year -- Peter Millar * The Times *
a brutal, hard-hitting debut which opens up Newcastle's dark, violent underbelly like a freshly-sharpened stiletto -- Simon Kernick
writing that leaps off the page in its lacerating forcefulness... a classic British gangster novel that evokes and matches some of the best writing in the genre -- Vic Buckner * Crime Time *
The Drop is overflowing with the grit that defines the very best of British gangster fiction -- M. K. Hume * Bookgeeks *
Howard Linskey is the author of five novels published by No Exit Press, including the David Blake crime series, The Drop, The Damage and The Dead. Harry Potter producer, David Barron optioned a TV adaptation of The Drop, which was voted one of the Top Five Thrillers of the Year by The Times. The Damage was voted one of The Times' Top Summer Reads. He is also the author of two books set during WW2. Hunting the Hangman, is a historical thriller about the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in Prague during WW2. His new novel Ungentlemanly Warfare features SOE agents Harry Walsh and Emma Stirling, as well as American OSS agent Sam Cooper. Howard is also the author of four books published by Penguin; including No Name Lane, Behind Dead Eyes, The Search and The Chosen Ones in a crime series set inthe north east of England, featuring DS Ian Bradshaw, with investigative journalists Tom Carney and Helen Norton. Originally from Ferryhill in County Durham, he now lives in Hertfordshire with his wife Alison and daughter Erin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781842433942 |
| ISBN 10 | 1842433946 |
| Title | The Drop |
| Author | Howard Linskey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bedford Square Publishers |
| Year published | 2011-04-20 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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