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'Grips and squeezes, and won't let go' Mark Billingham 'Seriously hard-edged' Ladsmag Magazine 'The leading light of a new generation of hard-hitting contemporary crime novelists' Daily Mirror
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Stephen Larkin is back in his native Newcastle. Working as an agency journalist, he's busy blackmailing the powerful into keeping their campaign promises. But he still feels dissatisfied - which is why he jumps at the chance to track down a child abuser with friends in high places. Cynical Larkin is automatically suspicious of people like Alan Swanson, the charismatic self-styled Minister for Youth and the man behind the 'Rebirth of the Region' project. But is his interest in the kids a chance for a photo-opportunity or something more sinister? Larkin thinks that he knows all there is to know about the evil that men do. But nothing has prepared him for this...Tough, gutsy and brutal, "Little Triggers" is a tale of modern city crime.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Stephen Larkin, an angry, burnt-out investigative journalist, is engaging in a bit of morally correct political blackmail when he gets asked to investigate a case of child abuse in an inner city daycare centre. His friend, Detective Inspector Henry Moir, is looking for a missing boy. When the child turns up dead the two cases converge in an emotionally explosive climax. What a great book. Cracking pace, great dialogue, characters you get to care about, told with a hard-boiled prose style that has more depth and emotionalism than you would expect. Waites has taken a difficult subject matter and, without coming across preachy or worthy, turns out an exciting read that nevertheless doesn't pull its punches. There are some really exciting new crime writers being published in Britain now, and with his first book, Mary's Prayer, Martyn Waites showed he was definitely a name to watch. This one confirms the promise and if he keeps going like this, it won't be long before he's up there with the best. I flat out loved this book and wished it was twice as long.
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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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... Waites has wrote a corker in 'Little Triggers.' Sometimes it's not the easiest book to read, simply due to the detail of the abuse. However, this makes Larkin's attempts to chase down the abusers all the more gratifying. How nice it is to see a book of this sort NOT set in London. I'm sick and tired of authors referring to 'fashionable' London, soho, old street and the rest! There are somtimes better locations for these stories - so good for Martyn to break a trend and get out of London! It's one of those books where you say to yourself 'I'll put it down after this chapter', but you're left in such a way at the end of the chapter, that you find it impossible to put down! All in all, sometimes disturbing - but ultimately superb! I'd recommend it to all!
Ps. As an NUFC season ticket holder - good to see a few little mentions of the Toon!
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