The Vice Captain by Mike Hutton
Mike Hutton takes us deep into the world of 1950s Soho and its violent, corrupt underbelly of gang warfare and prostitution. At the centre of the novel is Derek Emms, an educated, middle class ex-army captain whose harrowing wartime experiences have left him unable to settle down to normal civilian life. With seeming tragic inevitability, he is drawn into a life of violence and crime and finds himself trapped by the hard man image he has created. While the rest of the country celebrates the dawn of a new Elizabethan age, the "Captain" must finally face up to the bitter consequences of his degredation...This is a story of the fifties. Of duffle coats and cavalry twill. Of gang warfare and police corruption. Of bohemian glamour and red - light squalor. Of midnight Mass in Soho Square and bondage in Greek Street...Above all though, it is a tale of one man's struggle to retain his dignity in a merciless world. In this, his third novel, author Mike Hutton has written a gripping, existential thriller that should appeal to lovers of Soho and Graham Greene alike.
Mike Hutton is the author of two previous novels. In addition to writing he has a life - long interest in early twentieth - century British art, and is a part owner in a National Hunt racehorse. He lives in Market Harborough on the borders of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857769029 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857769023 |
| Title | The Vice Captain |
| Author | Mike Hutton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Book Guild Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-09-14 |
| Number of pages | 297 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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