David Peace - 1983

“Peace is a manic James Joyce of the crime novel… invoking the horror of grim lives, grim crimes, and grim times.” – Sleazenation
“[Peace] exposes a side of life which most of us would prefer to ignore.” – Daily Mail
“David Peace is the future of crime fiction… A fantastic talent.” – Ian Rankin
“British crime fiction’s most exciting new voice in decades.” – GQ
“[David Peace is] transforming the genre with passion and style.” – George Pelecanos
“Peace has single-handedly established the genre of Yorkshire Noir, and mightily satisfying it is.” – Yorkshire Post
“A compelling and devastating body of work that pushes Peace to the forefront of British writing.” – Time Out London
“A writer of immense talent and power… If northern noir is the crime fashion of the moment, Peace is its most brilliant designer.” – The Times (London)
“Peace has found his own voice-full of dazzling, intense poetry and visceral violence.” – Uncut
“A tour de force of crime fiction which confirms David Peace’s reputation as one of the most important names in contemporary crime literature.” – Crime Time
The intertwining storylines see the "Red Riding Quartet's" central themes of corruption and the perversion of justice come to a head as BJ the rent boy, lawyer Big John Piggott, and cop Maurice Oldfield, find themselves on a collision course that can only end in terrible vengeance.