Substantial Threat [Hardcover]

Nick Oldham (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: Nov 1 2002

With D.I Christie's latest case, crime fiction has just got much, much too real for comfort...; Ray Cragg is one of the country's biggest gangsters. His patch extends from Birmingham to the Scottish borders, dealing in drugs, prostitution and illegal immigrants. The cops are desperate to nail him. When Marty, Cragg's brother and side-kick, ends up with his face blown off having been sent by Cragg to "whack" one of Cragg's henchman who had run off with a million pounds of laundered money, Detective Inspector Henry Christie gets sucked in to the world of ultra-organized crime which knows no international or moral boundaries...

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Product Details

Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Severn House Publishers (Nov 1 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0727858742
ISBN-13: 978-0727858740
Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.5 x 2.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 431 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,654,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Review

"A bloody good time... and several dandy plot twists" Kirkus Reviews on Substantial Threat "Oldham, a real-life copper, offers a story full of dark menace, gritty realism, and graphic violence. Add head-spinning action and surprising plot twists, and the result is a gripping, gut-wrenching thriller" Booklist on Big City Jacks "Skilful writing, a tautly woven plot, plenty of unexpected twists, and a main character who's both intelligent and appealing add up to a fine read" Booklist on Dead Heat" --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

the well-reviewed author of several crime novels, including The Last Big Job, A Time for Justice, One Dead Witness and Nightmare City Backlash is his first novel for Severn House..