'It’s not only Manchester, but Banks himself who is on fire with this hard-hitting, page-turning, soulful stomper of a book.' - Cathi Unsworth, The Guardian
’If you have a single noir bone in your body then Ray Banks could just be Britain’s best crime writer.’ - Shots
’This is what doing it right looks like.’ - LA Noir
’This is crime writing at its most powerful, the way we wish it could be all the time…There are few writers who truly capture modern, urban Britain with the authenticity and sobriety of Ray Banks. This is noir.’ - Crime Scene Scotland
It’s Manchester’s hottest summer on record and while Callum Innes evicts families on behalf of local slumlord Donald Plummer, the English National Socialists stir up racial tensions to breaking point. A firebomb attack at a Plummer property thrusts Innes into the spotlight as he saves a child from the burning building. But when Plummer enlists his help to track down the arsonists, Innes finds himself dealing with more than the ENS and his rapidly overwhelming codeine addiction.
Time’s running out and the temperature keeps rising. Manchester needs a hero and Callum Innes is the closest it has.
Ray Banks was born in Kirkcaldy and now lives in the middle of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He went to school. He went
to university for two years before he dropped out, something he insists was an achievement. After that, he spent his time as a double-glazing salesman, croupier – he left after the casino was ramraided by armed gunmen – and dole monkey. He thinks he’s a cult. He’s almost right. www.thesaturdayboy.com.
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