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Vine Street

By: Dominic Nolan
Narrated by: Owen Findlay
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Summary

Soho, 1935.

Sergeant Leon Geats' Patch.

A snarling, skull-cracking misanthrope, Geats marshals the grimy rabble according to his own elastic moral code.

The narrow alleys are brimming with jazz bars, bookies, black-shirts, ponces and tarts, so when a body is found above the Windmill Club, detectives are content to dismiss the case as just another young woman who topped herself early.

But Geats - a good man prepared to be a bad one if it keeps the worst of them at bay - knows the dark seams of the city.

Working with his former partner, mercenary Flying Squad Sergeant Mark Cassar, Geats obsessively dedicates himself to finding a warped killer - a decision that will reverberate for a lifetime and transform both men in ways they could never expect.

©2021 Dominic Nolan (P)2021 Headline Publishing Group Ltd

Critic reviews

"An epic, brutal, blockbuster of a crime novel. It's the best film noir you've never seen complete with a love story that might just rip your heart out." (Trevor Wood)

"Nolan achieves that almost mythical balance of breathtakingly poetic prose and high stakes drama." (Victoria Selman)  

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Wonderful tale of soho before and after ww2

This is a truly epic saga. Involved. Black, white and grey. Moral dilemmas. Life and death. Heartbreak. Mystery. Everything you would want in a great novel.

Had not heard of either the author or narrator before but will check out both.

Dominic Nolan has written a wonderful novel. Great insights into Soho before during and after ww2. Part detective novel, part mystery, part social commentary with a wonderful conclusion.

Thought the narrator was not going to be up to the task at the start but it was as if his confidence grew once he got into the meat of the book and soon he was a positive advantage.

Thoroughly recommended. I found myself looking for opportunities to keep listening - the dog certainly got plenty of walks in over the last week or so.

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Gripping noir with a twist!

Nolan stunningly evokes the vice and corruption of pre-war Soho in this grim but gripping tale of two deeply flawed London cops hell-bent on hunting down the sadistic serial killer 'the Brigadier'.

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A really brilliant book

Great characters, heartbreaking at times but a riveting story. Loved it. Couldn't recommend it more highly

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Incredible Book

It's a long book but it's amazing. Reminds me of the Black Dahlia. I didn't want it to end! Such depth and imagination, brings the city of London during the war to life, as well as capturing the breathtaking race to find a serial killer. As good as any crime book you'll read.
I went through every emotional I had during the book and can't wait for the next installment

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Imagination, pace and craft.

I found this book through a very positive review in The Times. It’s a terrific story framed across more than 50 years and a group of well-drawn colourful characters.

Highly recommended but some of the pronunciation jars horribly and brings the listener up short, and breaks the flow of the story.

For example, The ‘s’ in Grosvenor shouldn’t be pronounced. A ‘brazier’ should be pronounced with 3 syllables not two like the American pronunciation of brassiere. “Warming their hands around a hot brazier” comes out horrendously as a result. There are other examples, where words are just wrongly enunciated.

That quibble apart, I’m a big fan of the author and will look for more of his books.

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An spic story, brilliantly narrated

Not my usual period or setting for crime fiction and after the first chapter I actually thought about leaving it for a while and starting on something else. However what a gripping story this turned out to be. The performance from Owen Findlay was awesome, bringing all the characters to life superbly.

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Read more than once

I have read this book twice now as each time more if the characters reveal themselves - a great read and the narrator is brilliant - highly recommended

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Excellent police detective story

Excellent story and narration of a period and place (1930's Soho). Good characterisation and pacing.

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Brilliant

I loved this book. I could feel myself in Soho in the 30s & 40s. Great characters & plot.

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Gripping thriller

Great listen with believable characters, a complex and twisty plot, evocative noir period recreation and brilliant narration.

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