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First published in 1938, this is the second James Curtis title to be reprinted by London Books (The Gilt Kid appeared in 2007) and sees the author take his favourite themes of justice and equality on a rollercoaster ride through the streets of the capital and onto the great roads heading North. This new edition comes with an introduction by the well-known writer, broadcaster and Curtis-fan, Jonathan Meades.
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Sorry, pinched the title from Jonathan Meades's incisive introduction to this James Curtis novel originally published in 1938. Shorty Mathews has just been released from Pentonville when he stumbles on the body of a murdered prostitute. Fearing his innocence will not be believed he sticks out his thumb and heads north with police in hot pursuit. Meanwhile the real killer is left to his own sinister devices. The Great North Road is the doorway to a world of "coal gas and swill, soot and smuts, bleach and carbolic, drains and lard, Woodbines and belching tea urns."
Fantastic read, much more than a period crime/detective thriller. Forensic use of the vernacular and believable characters portray the alternative (but more likely accurate) England of the period than the one presented by the cinema.
Fantastic read, much more than a period crime/detective thriller. Forensic use of the vernacular and believable characters portray the alternative (but more likely accurate) England of the period than the one presented by the cinema.
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