Snow Hill - Hardcover

Sanderson, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0753187027 ISBN 13: 9780753187029

Publisher: ISIS Large Print Books, 2010

Synopsis

"Friday, 18 December, 1936. I went to my funeral this morning..." So begins the diary of Johnny Steadman, a reporter on London's Fleet Street. When he gets a tip-off about a Snow Hill policeman's death he thinks he's found the scoop that will make his career. Trouble is, no-one at the station seems to know anything...or they're not telling. Johnny's one lead takes him to the meat market at Smithfield where he encounters violent death up close. Undaunted by this chilling message, his investigation drags him into a web of corruption wider than he imagined. Johnny must risk everything to expose the killer. But he must first go six feet undercover. After all, a dead man cannot be tried for murder...

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Review:

‘Snow Hill is a dashing and compelling addition to the distinguished file of the London crime and punishment novel’ Melvyn Bragg

'Powerfully atmospheric. A compelling journey into the dark heart of the Square Mile’ Jake Arnott

'Both emotionally believable and intriguing...undeniable page-turning appeal' Financial Times

‘A terrific plot’ Guardian

‘Thoroughly entertaining’ Daily Mirror

‘A pungent evocation of time and place ... London of the 1930s is conjured with immense skill’ Independent

'The period atmosphere is vividly and convincingly portrayed ... a very good read' Literary Review

‘Sanderson relishes the louche and smoky milieu where police and press rub shoulders with sexual adventurers and criminals, and he describes it with considerable verve.’ Spectator

‘A stunningly clever debut ... In a brilliant plot, incredibly paced and acutely narrated, Sanderson hints wryly that there’s never been such a thing as a “straight” policeman’ Ben Summerskill, Chief Executive of Stonewall

About the Author:

Mark Sanderson is a journalist writing mainly for the Sunday Telegraph and Evening Standard. Since 1999 he has written the Literary Life column in the Sunday Telegraph. A memoir, ‘Wrong Rooms’, published in 2002 to widespread acclaim was described by Melvyn Bragg as “one of the most moving I have ever read”.

About this edition

• Publisher: ISIS Large Print Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0753187027
• ISBN 13: 9780753187029
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320