Vine Street by Dominic Nolan

Vine Street by Dominic Nolan

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A dazzling literary crime novel from a CWA-nominated author as Sergeant Leon Geats - our savage yet sentimental guide to lawless 1930's Soho - dedicates himself to finding a sadistic killer; a decision that will echo for over half a century.

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Vine Street by Dominic Nolan

***BEST CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR - THE TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES*** ***CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH - THE TIMES*** 'Brings the obsessional dread of James Ellroy to 1940s London.' IAN RANKIN 'Extraordinary...a career-defining performance.' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'This is crime writing of the highest quality' DAILY MAIL SOHO, 1935. SERGEANT LEON GEATS' PATCH. A snarling, skull-cracking misanthrope, Geats marshals the grimy rabble according to his own elastic moral code. The narrow alleys are brimming with jazz bars, bookies, blackshirts, ponces and tarts so when a body is found above the Windmill Club, detectives are content to dismiss the case as just another young woman who topped herself early. But Geats - a good man prepared to be a bad one if it keeps the worst of them at bay - knows the dark seams of the city. Working with his former partner, mercenary Flying Squad sergeant Mark Cassar, Geats obsessively dedicates himself to finding a warped killer - a decision that will reverberate for a lifetime and transform both men in ways they could never expect. 'Savage, beautiful, mesmeric...a very special book.' CHRIS WHITAKER 'A stirringly ambitious novel that pairs the scope of James Ellroy's LA CONFIDENTIAL with the psychological depth of Graham Greene's BRIGHTON ROCK. Extraordinary.' A. J. FINN 'A tour de force. A brilliant marriage of tension and rich detail.' HARRIET TYCE 'Nolan is set to become Britain's Michael Connelly' DAILY MAIL 'An epic, brutal, blockbuster of a crime novel. It's the best film noir you've never seen complete with a love story that might just rip your heart out.' TREVOR WOOD 'An enthralling tale that takes you into the seamy heart of Soho's past. Written in Nolan's visceral, muscular prose, it is a joy to read.' LESLEY KARA 'A rich, ambitious, masterpiece of a crime novel' OLIVIA KIERNAN 'Poetic and tragic...but also vibrant, with a great depth of world and character' JAMES DELARGY
Savage, beautiful, mesmericIt's impossible not to marvel at the detail, at the sheer richness of each and every scene. Dominic Nolan is a wonderful writer, Vine Street is a very special book. -- CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END
Gleefully mixes fact and fiction to revivify history...a career-defining performance * THE TIMES - CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH *
This is crime writing of the highest quality and deserves to be compared with the unforgettable James Ellroy * DAILY MAIL *
A tour de force. A brilliant marriage of tension and rich detail -- HARRIET TYCE
An epic, brutal, blockbuster of a crime novel. It's the best film noir you've never seen complete with a love story that might just rip your heart out -- TREVOR WOOD
An enthralling tale that takes you into the seamy heart of Soho's past. Written in Nolan's visceral, muscular prose, it is a joy to read -- LESLEY KARA
A rich, ambitious, masterpiece of a crime novel -- OLIVIA KIERNAN
Poetic and tragic...but also vibrant, with a great depth of world and character -- JAMES DELARGY
Wow! This is a crime thriller with an epic feel . . . Gritty, brutual, "real", the writing is electric * Sun *
VINE STREET is Dominic Nolan's third novel, following his widely acclaimed books PAST LIFE and AFTER DARK.
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ISBN 13 9781472288868
ISBN 10 1472288866
Title Vine Street
Author Dominic Nolan
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Year published 2022-07-21
Number of pages 592
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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