PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
William Shaw was born in Newton Abbot, Devon, grew up in Nigeria and lived for sixteen years in Hackney. For over twenty years he has written on popular culture and sub-culture for various publications including the Observer and the New York Times. A House of Knives is the second in the series which began with A Song from Dead Lips, his first novel. He lives in Brighton.
'A first-rate police thriller set amidst the seamy underside of the swinging sixties ... The totemic year of '68 will never seem the same again' C. J. Sansom. C. J. Sansom 'Excellent period yarn that tackles bent police, the dark side of hippiedom and utterly nails the myth of the Swinging Sixties' Sun. Sun 'It's a far out read, man. You'll dig it' Weekend Sport. Weekend Sport 'Breen ploughs on indomitably, while the British Establishment turns steadily against him. It makes this a distinctive British crime drama, which benefits from a clear moral sense - not altogether common in an era more used to Fifty Shades of Grey' Daily Mail. Daily Mail 'Well-drawn characters and a well-told plot keep the action taut and the pages turning' Choice. Choice
