White Riot - The Sunday Times Thriller of the Month (Hardcover)

"One of our very best contemporary crime writers" David Peace 1978: The National Front is gaining ground in Hackney. To counter their influence, anti-fascist groups launch the Carnival Against Racism in Victoria Park. Observing the event is Detective Constable Patrick Noble, charged with investigating racist attacks in the area and running Spycops in both far-right and left wing groups. As Noble's superiors are drawn further into political meddling, he's inveigled into a plot against the embattled Labour government. 1983: Under a disciplinary cloud after a Spycops op ended in tragedy, Noble is offered a reprieve by an old mentor. He is dispatched in the early hours to Stoke Newington police station, where a young black man has died in suspicious circumstances. This is Thatcher's Britain now, a new world that Noble unwittingly helped to usher in, where racial tensions are weaponised by those in power. Supercharged by the music and counterculture of the era, White Riot weaves fiction, fact and personal experience to record the radical tale of London's most thrilling borough. Politics, music, police corruption, institutional racism and the power of protest all take centre stage in a novel that traces the roots of our current political moment.

General

Imprint:	Arcadia Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	United Kingdom Trilogy
Release date:	2023
Authors:	Joe Thomas
Dimensions:	240 x 156 x 37mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-5294-2337-2
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller > General Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Crime & mystery > General
LSN:	1-5294-2337-6
Barcode:	9781529423372

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