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Ronnie is an attractive man, a little fey and living a bohemian life, like a streetwise Oscar Wilde but with a deep libertine streak. Baskerville has signed two titles in a new series by debut author Natalie Marlowe, with the first, Needless Alley , to be published in January 2023. A smart, ripping yarn, whose compelling hero is movingly supported by a cast of lived in characters, and put through the wringer by some shocking and moving revelations. You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs. Marlow beautifully distils 1930s Birmingham into a seamy world of moral corruption: anyone can fall and few are left clean.
Needless Alley by Natalie Marlow | Goodreads
A bizarre collection of other characters are whisked through, steeped in local colour, mostly motivated by money rather than malice. It’s also a great slice of social history with the growth of fascism and the lack of rights for married women both important elements of the novel. Most industrial cities had their slums, with the exploited inhabitants battling for their existence with fortitude and this is brought to life.Shaped by a chaotic upbringing and his experiences of war he is a man who knows himself - a flawed but ultimately moral.
Needless Alley by Natalie Marlow | Waterstones
In this case Morton, a rich manufacturer and rising star in Oswald Mosley’s “Britain First” fascist movement, has been receiving letters accusing his wife of being involved in a range of depravities.If you do nothing, you will be auto-enrolled in our premium digital monthly subscription plan and retain complete access for 65 € per month. The setting of 1930s industrial Birmingham will evidently draw Peaky Blinders comparisons but it is not a city I see in books often so I enjoyed the fresh perspective. Each chapter, where necessary, has a location and date at the beginning so it’s very clear where it’s taking place.
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She’s calm and pragmatic with a survive at all costs attitude which gives her a hard carapace to face the world. This is a brilliant debut novel and I am really grateful to Net Galley and the publishers, John Murray Press for providing my ARC in exchange for my honest review. Stig Abell makes a striking fiction debut with Death Under A Little Sky, an atmospheric thriller set in a seemingly idyllic village. Garrett has enough depth and battered emotions to hold your attention and focus; this balances the damage he does.Birmingham is brought expertly to life in this atmospheric crime noir where corruption and seedy entanglements lurk down every darkly lit street. The intensely thick, suffocating atmosphere and sharp writing makes this a novel that feels extremely authentic to the time period. I picked this up because way back in 1979 I went to a hairdressers (Monsieur Dureaux, who was actually Polish) in Needless Alley.
Needless Alley | Natalie Marlow | 9781399801799 | NetGalley Needless Alley | Natalie Marlow | 9781399801799 | NetGalley
My work draws on the history of detective fiction to speak on contemporary issues, and I can therefore think of no better home for Needless Alley than Baskerville, John Murray. Needless Alley" by Natalie Morrow had a strong start and set up the scene for a Private Investigator well, so well that I started reading it in a film noir style voiceover. Heather Darwent‘s fiendishly clever The Things We Do To Our Friends is a deliciously dark tale of toxic friendships and deadly secrets.There is so much to like about this book, the language is fresh and the conversations come alive from the page.
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