The Licensee

Hugh Collins

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In a novel that bristles with dark humour and darker deeds, Collins's ear for street dialogue never falters. The Licensee establishes Collins at the forefront of British crime writing. Against the backdrop of Thatcher's Britain and the violent clashes between police and miners, The Licensee dives back into the Glasgow underworld as a new era is ushered in. Heroin is rife. Dealers are getting rich in a hurry and some law-enforcement officers are tempted by easy cash to turn a blind eye. Johnny McGinty, the tough but likeable small-time crook in No Smoke, has graduated to the big time and is now the heavy man for nouveau-riche drug lord Pat McGowan; a man who will do anything to gain a monopoly of the market.

Book Details

ISBN: 9781841952444
Publisher: Canongate Crime
Publication Date: 30 May 2002
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Pages: 218 p.