Two gangs rule the streets around Gallowstree Lane and this gritty page turner details their rivalry and criminal activities. It’s not for the faint hearted as right from the very beginning murder is on the agenda. Matters quickly escalate and so the turf war begins – the older, more experienced leader of one gang in direct dispute with the young pretender, leader of the rivals. They will stop at nothing to assure their ranking, and so the tit for tat crime continues until an absolutely horrifying and shocking conclusion sees an end to it. It’s like a runaway train cascading to an inevitable shockingly brutal pile up. It’s compelling, realistic and full of details about gang ethics, respect and the way of life in London gangland. In short, I loved it.
Where there are gangsters, there are police squads doing their very best to monitor their activity and protect the innocent bystanders. It is when the murder enquiry steps on the toes of a covert operation which has taken two years of hard graft to ALMOST bring to fruition, that the troubles turn nasty. The covert team are merely days away from a successful conclusion and concessions have to be made and compromise rules the pathway to mutual success. It’s a very fraught and stressful time and lives are put at risk, but it is all in a days’ work. It must be done, it must be dealt with.
This excellent crime novel is full of attitude and a total revelation about gang culture and hierarchy. It is meticulously researched and totally believable and realistic. The storytelling is sharp, the plot development incisive and tight and the characters are beautifully crafted and developed. It touched all of my senses. I could smell the fear, my skin prickled with worry and anticipation and the London cityscape opened up before my eyes. I lived with the gangs and the police and wondered how everything would end. I worried for some of the characters and felt triumph when some nasty goings on were thwarted. I was truly captivated.
Where there are gangsters, there are police squads doing their very best to monitor their activity and protect the innocent bystanders. It is when the murder enquiry steps on the toes of a covert operation which has taken two years of hard graft to ALMOST bring to fruition, that the troubles turn nasty. The covert team are merely days away from a successful conclusion and concessions have to be made and compromise rules the pathway to mutual success. It’s a very fraught and stressful time and lives are put at risk, but it is all in a days’ work. It must be done, it must be dealt with.
This excellent crime novel is full of attitude and a total revelation about gang culture and hierarchy. It is meticulously researched and totally believable and realistic. The storytelling is sharp, the plot development incisive and tight and the characters are beautifully crafted and developed. It touched all of my senses. I could smell the fear, my skin prickled with worry and anticipation and the London cityscape opened up before my eyes. I lived with the gangs and the police and wondered how everything would end. I worried for some of the characters and felt triumph when some nasty goings on were thwarted. I was truly captivated.