'Sparklingly witty, immensely profound . . . it should be read as a matter of urgency'
Guardian
'A beacon-bright satire . . . a literary triumph'
Metro
A blistering take on Cool Britannia and London's underbelly in the 1990s, the third novel in Jake Arnott's loose trilogy following The Long Firm and He Kills Coppers.
It's 1995, and crime is the new cool. Actress Julie wants none of it as she comes to terms with her hidden criminal roots. But her public-school boyfriend is going all mockney and writing the script of his 'classic British gangster movie'. Meanwhile, 'Geezer' Gaz, wannabe villain, is losing control as he preys on the Essex rave scene. And sixties gang boss Harry Starks is back to haunt them all . . .
New lads meet old lags, celebrity villains mix with media types and Cool Britannia is stripped bare in wickedly sardonic fashion. Welcome to Cruel Britannia.
'Arnott's clever, style-conscious book is brutally authentic, yet at the same time ironically "knowing"'
The Sunday Times
'Arnott is both witty and gritty'
The Telegraph
| ISBN: | 9780340818572 |
| Publication date: | 21st June 2004 |
| Author: | Jake Arnott |
| Publisher: | Sceptre an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 338 pages |
| Series: | The Long Firm Trilogy |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction Thriller: organised crime |
'Sparklingly witty, immensely profound . . . it should be read as a matter of urgency'
Guardian
'A beacon-bright satire . . . a literary triumph'
Metro
A blistering take on Cool Britannia and London's underbelly in the 1990s, the third novel in Jake Arnott's loose trilogy following The Long Firm and He Kills Coppers.
It's 1995, and crime is the new cool. Actress Julie wants none of it as she comes to terms with her hidden criminal roots. But her public-school boyfriend is going all mockney and writing the script of his 'classic British gangster movie'. Meanwhile, 'Geezer' Gaz, wannabe villain, is losing control as he preys on the Essex rave scene. And sixties gang boss Harry Starks is back to haunt them all . . .
New lads meet old lags, celebrity villains mix with media types and Cool Britannia is stripped bare in wickedly sardonic fashion. Welcome to Cruel Britannia.
'Arnott's clever, style-conscious book is brutally authentic, yet at the same time ironically "knowing"'
The Sunday Times
'Arnott is both witty and gritty'
The Telegraph
Truecrime features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Truecrime is available in Paperback
Truecrime was written by Jake Arnott and published by Sceptre an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton
Truecrime has 338 pages
Yes it is part of The Long Firm Trilogy series
£9.89