Snow Hill

by Mark Sanderson (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2011

  $3.25

  An atmospheric crime novel set in 1930s London where the mysterious death of a policeman exposes a wider world of vice and corruption. Friday, 18 December, 1936. I went to my funeral this morning... So begins the diary of John Steadman, an ambitious young journalist in London. When he gets a tip-off about a murdered policeman, he thinks he's found his scoop. Trouble is, no-one else seems to know anything about it...or they're not telling. Then John finds someone willing to talk. At least, someone who was. Now they're hanging from a meat hook in a refrigerated locker and John's on the verge of a front-page scandal that will make or break his career. But to get to the heart of this dark story, he must first go undercover. Six feet undercover, to be precise...Based on a shocking true story, Snow Hill vividly brings to life a London you never knew about - an underworld that doesn't officially exist and until now has never been documented.

• Used

  Paperback
  2010

  $3.25

  Mark Sanderson does for the 30s what Jake Arnott did for 60s London -- vividly revealing its hidden underworld in an unforgettably gripping crime novel. Friday, 18 December, 1936. I went to my funeral this morning! So begins the diary of Johnny Steadman, an ambitious reporter on London's Fleet Street. When he gets a tip-off about a Snow Hill policeman's death he thinks he's found the scoop that will make his career. Trouble is, no-one at the station seems to know anything about it ! or they're not telling. Johnny's one lead takes him to the meat market at Smithfield where he encounters violent death close up and personal. Undaunted by this chilling message, his investigation drags him deep into a web of corruption that reaches further than he could ever have imagined. Johnny must risk everything to save his closest friend and expose the ruthless killer at the heart of this dark story. But to bring them to justice he must first go undercover. Six feet undercover. After all, a dead man cannot be tried for murder!