‘Brilliant . . . you won’t be able to put it down’
Telegraph
‘Arnott is a craftsman at what he does, a real cabinetmaker of pulp fiction, with everything nicely dovetailed’
The Sunday Times
During the long hot summer of 1966, a senseless murder shocks the nation and brings the World Cup euphoria to an abrupt end. Yet it marks a beginning for three men, who are inextricably linked to the crime and its consequences: an ambitious detective struggling with his conscience; a tabloid journalist with a nose for a nasty story; and a disaffected thief, haunted by his violent past.
Spanning three decades of profound social change, this gripping novel explores corruption on both sides of the law and at the very heart of the state.
‘Mesmerizing. Brilliant.’
New York Times Book Review
‘Intoxicating’
Scotland on Sunday
Telegraph
‘Arnott is a craftsman at what he does, a real cabinetmaker of pulp fiction, with everything nicely dovetailed’
The Sunday Times
During the long hot summer of 1966, a senseless murder shocks the nation and brings the World Cup euphoria to an abrupt end. Yet it marks a beginning for three men, who are inextricably linked to the crime and its consequences: an ambitious detective struggling with his conscience; a tabloid journalist with a nose for a nasty story; and a disaffected thief, haunted by his violent past.
Spanning three decades of profound social change, this gripping novel explores corruption on both sides of the law and at the very heart of the state.
‘Mesmerizing. Brilliant.’
New York Times Book Review
‘Intoxicating’
Scotland on Sunday
Reviews
Brilliant ... you won't be able to put it down.
Many thought that Jake Arnott's debut, 'The Long Firm', was good but not quite as good as the hype tried to convince us it was. Frankly, Hemingway, Hammett and Greene together would have been hard pressed to come up with anything that good. His eagerly awaited follow-up, 'He Kills Coppers', has arrived - and it's better.
Compelling ... Arnott is a writer of many shades and, as in his debut, The Long Firm, shows his penchant for combining challenging storylines with strong storytelling.
Arnott is a craftsman at what he does, a real cabinetmaker of pulp fiction, with everything nicely dovetailed
Intoxicating
Propels Arnott further into a league of his own
Brilliant
Easily as good, if not better, than the superb Long Firm ... A stylish tour-de-force
