The Soho Noir Series Books 13 eBook Mark Dawson
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This 200,000-word collection includes the first TWO books in the best-selling Soho Noir series, PLUS the introductory novella, and is nearly 900 pages of revenge, murder and cold blooded scheming.
THE BLACK MILE (Book 1)
London, 1940 the Luftwaffe blitzes London every night for fifty-seven nights. Houses, shops and entire streets are wiped from the map. The underworld is in flux the Italian criminals who dominated the West End have been interned and now their rivals are fighting to replace them. Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows, the Black-Out Ripper sharpens his knife and sets to his grisly work.
Henry Irving is a disgraced reporter on a Fleet Street scandal rag. Genius detective sergeant Charlie Murphy is a fresh face in the Metropolitan police, hunting corrupt colleagues but blinkered by ambition and jealousy. His brother, detective inspector Frank Murphy, searches frantically for his runaway daughter, terrified that she will be the killer's next victim.
As the Ripper stalks the terrified streets, the three men discover that his handiwork is not quite what it seems. Conspirators are afoot, taking advantage of the chaos to settle old scores. The murders invade the lives of the victims and victimizers on both sides of the law, as everyone is sucked deeper and deeper into Soho's black heart.
GASLIGHT (Book 2)
It's London, 1920. Newly demobilized soldiers have flooded the capital's streets but an ungrateful country isn't ready for them. Harry Costello has returned from the horrors of the Somme to no job, no money and no prospects. Desperate times demand desperate measures and when an opportunity to burgle a house presents itself, Harry seizes the chance.
When Harry and his brother Frank are blackmailed into paying off a local hood they decide to take care of the problem themselves. But when all of London's underworld is in thrall to the man's boss, was their plan audacious or the most foolish thing that they could possibly have done?
You think crime doesn't pay? Meet the Costelllos - the kind of criminal family that might make you change your mind.
THE IMPOSTER (Book 3)
VE Day, London, 1945 a city on its knees and ripe for plunder. Rationing has created a monstrous black market that needs to be fed. It's the perfect time to make a killing.
Meet the Costellos. Violet is in charge - ruthless, brilliant, heartless. Threaten her family and it'll be the last thing you do. Joseph is the soldier the army doesn't want and so he joins the family business instead. Brutish Frank fronts violence with rough charm and seedy glamour. The family has a box at the Opera and a South London lock-up no-one wants to visit.
War hero Edward Fabian finds himself drawn into the Costello's web of vice and soon he is an accomplice to the family's scheming. But he's not the man they think he is--he's far more dangerous than they could possibly imagine.
The Soho Noir Series Books 13 eBook Mark Dawson
Its hard to write a review for 3 books, and I bought them totally on a whim for a bargain so I wasn't expecting much. First of all, all these three books, while linked through characters are very different. Almost like three different authors, although I am not saying they lack continuity or integrity. What I found initially was intriguing 'can't put down' aspect of reading that I have only enjoyed through my favourite authors. I admit I found some similarity to Dick Francis style (although nothing to do with horses!) In that I find the characters very cleanly and meticulously laid out, as if narrated by a mature English actor. The content however, was extremely dark and at times uncomfortable in the underlying malice. That being said, the novels are not gratuitous or bloody or gorey, but each terrible event and crime is laid out in a fashion and we as the reader can do nothing to stop the deepening clutches of the plot. In brief summary, Gaslight highlighted some brutal thuggery and the rise of a street family/gang, while the black mile focused more on a serial killer from a police point of view. Finally the imposter was a 'way too close' fly on the wall of a character working his way into the gang/family introduced in the 'Gaslght' novel. This last novel progressed painfully slow, but delivered punches that I will not recover from for some time! Almost as if my own family or someone I knew personally was somehow affected by these events. In conclusion, Dawson is a very gifted story teller, a real find to those who enjoy the crime genre. After 3 of these novels in a row, I may need to read something about a happy unicorn for a breather, but I will definately add Dawson to my list of "go to" authors.Product details
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The Soho Noir Series Books 13 eBook Mark Dawson Reviews
Really, really good!! Could not put these ones down. It is a good thing I am retired and have the time, because if I had a job I would have a problem with the late night hours I have spent lately reading Mark Dawson's offerings. One of those books, actually three, that I just could not put down, and when I did, could not wait to get back into and see what happens next.
Excellent!!!
My first experience with Mark Dawson and I found these tales hard to put down. I was a youngster during WWII and while I had many family members actively fighting I was planting victory gardens and helping knit mufflers and filling books of savings stamps to buy war bonds! While these stories are set before, during and shortly after that period, I felt transported back to my youth and all that was daily impacting our lives. These are novels of characters making their way through hard times. While you may identify with them you will not always like what you see. I think that is the very point. We are, after all, very subject to the same dynamics today. Nobody is perfect and we struggle with our most base instincts!
This had 3 books in this set and each covered a different period of time, which I found confusing as it did not go in order. I found the last book difficult to read and follow. The author is English and uses many English words that are uncommon in the states. I found this to jump around and again difficult to keep up with. The ending was a disappointment as I felt like I was left hanging on the other characters. It took me some time to read these 3 books as they did not keep my interest and I did not look forward to reading them.
This is a trilogy of connected stories with characters that float in and out across the pages, spanning a few critical decades of the last century and set primarily in London. It is somewhat a crime thriller genre, but could equally be classed as a historical epic that just happens to focus on the grubbier side of family life.
We meet cops and criminals, and sometimes they are both, as well as a succession of conniving bastards, some of whom are surely sociopathic at the very least. They are car-crash interesting; I was often shocked and saddened by their actions, some of the cast are really horrible people.
I'm guessing the period details are correct, certainly felt so to a layman, and Dawson immerses us into that, with a wonderful turn of phrase that does not need to spell out an unfamiliar brands or implements, because merely by use we get the context. That is a skill and one of the reasons I liked this series so much.
It is not perfect by any means. "Gaslight" flagged, I felt. But despite that, "Soho Noir" is a very solid read and if you like historical thrillers you'll likely enjoy this.
This was really a fascinating and well written series. The first book (Gaslight) starts in 1940 (I think) in London when the Blitz was at its height. You have a series of cases going that looks like Jack the Ripper has come back and two brothers at odds with each other. The imagery Dawson paints of London at this time is stark and depressing and portrayed very very well.
The second book, The Black Mile, starts in the 1920's (Again, I think, sorry it has been a while since I read it and I always forget the details) in London and tells the story of two brothers who start on a life of crime after the disastrous affects of the WWI on England and Europe for that matter.
The third book, The Impostor, takes place after WWII and talks about a person who gets involved in crime (again in London) and starts rising to the top.
All three books are connected by the characters in each book and it is fascinating to see how this whole story unfolds as each book takes you to a different place in history by starting in the early 40's then jumping to the 20's and then jumping to the mid 40's.
And Dawson takes you right back there with vivid scene descriptions and the Brit dialogue.
By the way Dawson is also the author of the Beatrix Rose series, The John Milton Series, The Isabella Rose Series and The Hong Kong Series.
This guy really writes interesting stories.
Its hard to write a review for 3 books, and I bought them totally on a whim for a bargain so I wasn't expecting much. First of all, all these three books, while linked through characters are very different. Almost like three different authors, although I am not saying they lack continuity or integrity. What I found initially was intriguing 'can't put down' aspect of reading that I have only enjoyed through my favourite authors. I admit I found some similarity to Dick Francis style (although nothing to do with horses!) In that I find the characters very cleanly and meticulously laid out, as if narrated by a mature English actor. The content however, was extremely dark and at times uncomfortable in the underlying malice. That being said, the novels are not gratuitous or bloody or gorey, but each terrible event and crime is laid out in a fashion and we as the reader can do nothing to stop the deepening clutches of the plot. In brief summary, Gaslight highlighted some brutal thuggery and the rise of a street family/gang, while the black mile focused more on a serial killer from a police point of view. Finally the imposter was a 'way too close' fly on the wall of a character working his way into the gang/family introduced in the 'Gaslght' novel. This last novel progressed painfully slow, but delivered punches that I will not recover from for some time! Almost as if my own family or someone I knew personally was somehow affected by these events. In conclusion, Dawson is a very gifted story teller, a real find to those who enjoy the crime genre. After 3 of these novels in a row, I may need to read something about a happy unicorn for a breather, but I will definately add Dawson to my list of "go to" authors.
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