Checkers

by Alex Wheatle

When Careful Eddy Maynard hires two gangland crews to hijack a plane he gets more than he bargained for. A clash of cultures and wills ensue when he forces the crew to work together. When Eddie is later found dead, their mutual suspicion forces their already strained relationship to implode.

272 pages, Paperback

First published March 25, 2003

About the author

Alex Alphonso Wheatle was a British novelist, who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment after the 1981 Brixton riot in London.

Reviews

[Valerie Harewood · Rating 5 out of 5]

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