- Paperback: 308 pages
- Publisher: Abacus (4 April 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0349115095
- ISBN-13: 978-0349115092
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 789,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jaded private eye Erwin James's interest in justice in rekindled when the daughter of a prominent black MP is murdered. Was a sinister right wing party involved or was it the university lecturer with whom she was having an affair - or perhaps her Nation of Islam lover.A gripping thriller set in London's underworld by one of Britain's very best black writers. Highly recommended.
MARIE CLAIRE
‘ **** James Bond let loose in London’s Ladbroke Grove ... Newland’s writing is fuelled by a deep political unease’
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thrilling URBAN journey,
This review is from: Snakeskin (Paperback)
I have never read a Cortia Newland book before, but after a friend recommened me one of his previous works i decided to read his latest. Dectictive stories never really keep me guessing for long, and to be honest you kinda know who done it towards the end of this book too. The book never feels likes its strugelling, even when Ervin clearly is, Newland's wrting style is natural and easy to read. I dont want to say anymore about the book bcs I think discovering it for the first time relishes the experience. If you like modern urban fiction, full of action, suspense and drama, then this is a must read.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A very different but nevertheless good book,
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This review is from: Snakeskin (Paperback)
The book is a very unexpected change for the author as the previous books are based on london estates. however though a unexpected change it is nevertheless a good change showing two extrems of the races and displaing neither in a glorified light showing in the end a true reflection of some parts of london, whilst developing the character through the book into someome who you not only like to read about but also believe in. to conclude: the story is very well written and it comes to an unexpected and very exciting ending that i never would have guessed. all in all a very good book.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Street-wise black PI doesn't quite cut it,
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This review is from: Snakeskin (Paperback)
There's a glaring gap in the market for a black British crime writer. On this showing Courttia Newland's a good part of the way there. His London and its characters are razor-sharp, vivid and bang up-to-date. The evil right-wing racists are just too close to home in the present climate. The problem, though, is his ex-soldier hero Ervine James. Ervine is decidedly one-dimensional, and it's hard to say sometimes whether his trite observations are characterisation, or the author struggling with the crime genre.
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