{"product_id":"true-blue-12","title":"True Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The final part of Joe Thomas's epic United Kingdom trilogy . . .  A savage - and occasionally hilarious - indictment of Thatcherism\" \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fitting end to a fine, ambitious series\" \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This scathing and compelling historical thriller is like a mash up of crime kings David Peace and James Ellroy - with a top soundtrack\"\u003ci\u003e The Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew Year's Eve 1988. An illegal rave in Hackney. Acid House has arrived in the UK. But the Second Summer of Love is no golden era for Britain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA decade of Thatcher is starting to bite and her planned \"Community Charge\" will only rub salt in the wounds. Privatisation has lined shareholders pockets, but at what cost? A nation stripped of its assets, going for broke.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDC Patrick Noble is assigned to a task force working out of Stoke Newington, gathering evidence of police corruption to use against his new colleagues. But this is a dangerous game. And his underlings - spycop Parker and reluctant civilian Suzie Scialfa - are getting restive. Turns out blackmail and intimidation can only get you so far. Meanwhile, council solicitor Jon Davies is once again lifting stones that shouldn't be lifted - this time plumbing the depths of the deal to privatise water.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the country hurtles towards disorder, in the form of riots that even the Iron Lady can't withstand, Noble walks an inexorable path towards his own inescapable fate. Things can only get better. But first they have to hit rock bottom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREVIEWS FOR \u003ci\u003eWHITE RIOT\u003c\/i\u003e, A \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Rpresents everything that is good and important about the crime fiction genre' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Enthralling' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Propulsive' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55606939025752,"sku":"9781529423433","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781529423433.jpg?v=1770734743","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/true-blue-12","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}