Hynes Thomas

"The final part of Joe Thomas's epic United Kingdom trilogy . . . A savage - and occasionally hilarious - indictment of Thatcherism" The Times"A fitting end to a fine, ambitious series" Mail on Sunday"This scathing and compelling historical thriller is like a mash up of crime kings David Peace and James Ellroy - with a top soundtrack" The SunNew Year's Eve 1988. An illegal rave in Hackney. Acid House has arrived in the UK. But the Second Summer of Love is no golden era for Britain. A decade of Thatcher is starting to bite and her planned "Community Charge" will only rub salt in the wounds. Privatisation has lined shareholders pockets, but at what cost? A nation stripped of its assets, going for broke. DC Patrick Noble is assigned to a task force working out of Stoke Newington, gathering evidence of police corruption to use against his new colleagues. But this is a dangerous game. And his underlings - spycop Parker and reluctant civilian Suzie Scialfa - are getting restive. Turns out blackmail and intimidation can only get you so far. Meanwhile, council solicitor Jon Davies is once again lifting stones that shouldn't be lifted - this time plumbing the depths of the deal to privatise water. As the country hurtles towards disorder, in the form of riots that even the Iron Lady can't withstand, Noble walks an inexorable path towards his own inescapable fate. Things can only get better. But first they have to hit rock bottom. REVIEWS FOR WHITE RIOT, A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'Rpresents everything that is good and important about the crime fiction genre' Irish Times'Enthralling' Sunday Times'Gripping' The Times'Propulsive' Guardian

"A very early candidate for the crime novel of the year" IRISH TIMESLive Aid, July 1985. The great and the good of the music scene converge to save the world. But the TV glitz cannot disguise ugly truths about Thatcher''s Britain.Jon Davies and Suzi Scialfa have moved on since the inquest into the death of Colin Roach, but they''re about to be drawn back into the struggle ­­­- Jon by his restless curiosity and Suzi by the reappearance of DC Patrick Noble.Noble''s other asset, the salaried spycop Parker, is a pawn in a game he only dimly comprehends. First, he''s ordered to infiltrate the Broadwater Farm Estate in Tottenham; next will come Wapping, ground zero of a plot to smash the print unions. But who is Noble working for, and how far can he be trusted?The Iron Lady is reforging the nation, and London with it. Right to Buy may secure her votes, but who really stands to benefit? Corruption is endemic and the gap between rich and poor grows wider by the day. Insurrection seems imminent - all that''s needed is a spark.REVIEWS FOR WHITE RIOT, A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR''Rpresents everything that is good and important about the crime fiction genre'' Irish Times''Enthralling'' Sunday Times ''Gripping'' The Times ''Propulsive'' Guardian