The Kings of London
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London, November 1968. Detective Sergeant Breen has a death threat in his inbox and a mutilated body on his hands. The dead man was the...
Published By Mulholland Books
Format Paperback
Category
Number Of Pages 416
Publication Date 12/08/2015
ISBN 9780316246880
Dimensions 5.5 inches x 8.25 inches
"Insightful . . . An elegy for an entire alienated generation."—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
"[Breen] is nervy, a true original in his line of work, altogether the most welcome new crime solver in British fiction. . . . You'll never read a better evocation of London circa 1968."—Jack Batten, Toronto Star
"A slow burn . . . Good to the last ember"—Arielle Landau, New York Daily News
"This critique of the Swinging Sixties is administered by a crackerjack storyteller who adroitly balances likable lead characters, bursts of intense action, and a great ear for office banter that will engage any reader who remembers the era, as well as anyone who has to google 'bell-bottoms.'"—Library Journal (starred)
"Darkly humorous . . . Shaw perfectly captures London in the swinging 60s . . . Breen and Tozer come across as fallible human beings . . . It's their relationship-both professional and personal-that makes this a winner."—Publishers Weekly
"Shaw skillfully resurrects the 1960s bohemian art scene in London. . . . Shaw improves on this series' strong debut."—Booklist
"Shaw makes the gritty English capital come alive . . . [He] admirably depicts the steep uphill battle for women trying to make a career with the police in the '60s."—Kirkus Reviews