The Riot
by Laura Wilson
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Pub Date 6 Feb 2014 | Archive Date 18 Feb 2014
Quercus Books | Quercus
Description
1958: Notting Hill is sweltering in a heatwave. It's DI Stratton's new manor and a powder keg of racial tension. A rent collector is stabbed and a series of street fights between teddy boys and Caribbean immigrants sparks further unrest.
Young runaway Irene, on the verge of prostitution, finds her loyalties lie on both sides of the fight. A race riot breaks out - the worst Britain has ever seen.
Stratton must tread a path through the violence and prejudice to find the killer and save Irene before Notting Hill explodes.
Advance Praise
‘Laura Wilson’s DI Stratton series is one of the bright spots of British crime fiction . . . an intelligent, thought-provoking crime novel with a particularly poignant ending’ Spectator
‘An excellent thought-provoking read’ Literary Review
‘Laura Wilson skilfully marshals her cast of shifty characters against the backdrop of the Suez crisis, the crushing of the Hungarian rebellion by the Soviets and the threat of nuclear war . . . a top-notch police procedural’ Daily Telegraph
Marketing Plan
A Willing Victim was shortlisted for the 2012 Ellis Peters Award for Best Historical Crime Novel
A Willing Victim was shortlisted for the 2012 Ellis Peters Award for Best Historical Crime Novel
Available Editions
| EDITION | Mass Market Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781782063087 |
| PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
