Whitethroat by James Henry
The third novel in the Essex-based series - a real estate deal, a racist, and the Robin Hood pub hold the key to a killing...
Whitethroat is an intricate picture of provincial Britain in the 80s - Thatcher, Northern Ireland, racial tensions, drugs, skinheadsIt's also a portrait of Colchester - an army-run garrison town of feuding squaddies and their secrets. Policing all that, & digging up past crimes thought long forgotten, is an explosive mix -- Paul French
Whitethroat is bleak, downbeat and mesmerising; a subtle, compassionate and beautifully written novel that is something of an elegy to a way of policing - and living - that is gone for ever. -- FullyBooked2017
With a satisfyingly labyrinthine plot, Whitethroat is a story of males in crisis: young soldiers plagued by the memories of Derry firebombs; businessmen with scores to settle; police officers trying to self-medicate for work-induced trauma. Then there's Lowry himself, lonely and adrift after the breakup of his marriage. It's downbeat and beautifully written * Guardian *
Brilliant characters that ooze with all the excesses of the age * Scottish Sun *
A lovely bit of bleak Essex noir: fast, funny, and clever, with a twisty plot and big cast both deftly handled and local colour in spades. -- Christobel Kent
Whitethroat is bleak, downbeat and mesmerising; a subtle, compassionate and beautifully written novel that is something of an elegy to a way of policing - and living - that is gone for ever. -- FullyBooked2017
With a satisfyingly labyrinthine plot, Whitethroat is a story of males in crisis: young soldiers plagued by the memories of Derry firebombs; businessmen with scores to settle; police officers trying to self-medicate for work-induced trauma. Then there's Lowry himself, lonely and adrift after the breakup of his marriage. It's downbeat and beautifully written * Guardian *
Brilliant characters that ooze with all the excesses of the age * Scottish Sun *
A lovely bit of bleak Essex noir: fast, funny, and clever, with a twisty plot and big cast both deftly handled and local colour in spades. -- Christobel Kent
James Henry is the pen name for James Gurbutt, who has written four prequels to R D Wingfield's popular Frost series. He works in publishing, and lives in Essex.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781529401127 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529401127 |
| Title | Whitethroat |
| Author | James Henry |
| Series | Di Nick Lowry Thrillers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2021-07-08 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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