{"product_id":"9781399801805-needless-alley","title":"Needless Alley","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe critically acclaimed historical crime debut\u003cbr\u003eAn outstanding piece of literary noir and the first in a PI series set in 1930s Birmingham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn FT Best Summer Thriller 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Creates an atmosphere of mounting menace' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Conjures up a backdrop so vivid you can taste the smoke in the air' Val McDermid, author of\u003ci\u003e 1989\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBIRMINGHAM, 1933.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrivate enquiry agent William Garrett facilitates divorces for the city's male elite. With the help of his best friend - charming, out-of-work actor Ronnie Edgerton - William sets up honey traps. But photographing unsuspecting women \u003ci\u003ein flagrante\u003c\/i\u003e plagues his conscience and William heaves up his guts with remorse after every job.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam's life changes when he meets the beautiful Clara Morton and falls in love. Little does he know she is the wife of a client - a leading fascist with a dangerous obsession. Soon, what should have been another straightforward job turns into something far more deadly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrenched in evocative period atmosphere and starring an unforgettable cast of characters, \u003ci\u003eNeedless Alley\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader from seedy canal-side pubs, to crumbling Warwickshire manor houses, and into the hidden spaces of Birmingham's Queer, bohemian society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Has all the seamy glitter and cynical grime of the genre' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Marlow's very engaging protagonist may herald the birth of a new genre: Midlands Noir' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Evokes 1930s Birmingham in all its dark glory' Alan Parks, author of\u003ci\u003e Bloody January\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An exceptionally well-written first novel' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eNeedless Alley\u003c\/i\u003e makes for a gripping read that any Peaky Blinder fan is sure to love' Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of \u003ci\u003ePandora\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40886108651617,"sku":"9781399801805","price":13.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33979853.jpg?v=1753427669","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399801805-needless-alley","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}