Fakes by Vincent Mcinerney
FAKES is a story of intrigue and crime set in the Liverpool of the 1970s. With a rich cast of characters, its energy suspense and comedy are driven by the dialogue of the key players as they become involved in the hectic circumstances surrounding the sale and whereabouts of a stolen baroque painting purchased with missing drugs money. Characters include a redundant bedspring fitter who has reinvented himself as a ‘Private Eye’. An art-connoisseur drug dealer. The redoubtable Detective Inspector Crust. Drawing on his deep knowledge of Liverpool life; his background in the Merchant Marine; and his perceptions of art-collecting, Vincent McInerney crafts an engaging tale With scenes set in Liverpool city, its docks, plus a shoot-out on a container ship in a storm, FAKES has a vitality and wit that draws on the author’s previous work for radio / the stage / and as a commissioned film-maker/ screenwriter, and leaves the reader engaged and surprised right to the end.
After the Merchant Marine [Maritime POW Second India-Pakistan War] Vincent became a BBC editor writing numerous radio/stage plays plus a textbook Writing for Radio [‘Simply the best’ - Andrew Taylor]. He wrote/produced the film short Booked [Richard Connaught – Clockwork Orange.] Was Director the Great Yarmouth Film Festival. Edited the critically acclaimed Seafarers’ Voices series. Forty years running writing courses – conferences / universities/ theatres / high-security prisons.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781803130637 |
| ISBN 10 | 1803130636 |
| Title | Fakes |
| Author | Vincent Mcinerney |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Troubador Publishing |
| Year published | 2023-04-28 |
| Number of pages | 424 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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