Underground

by Russell James

The Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction Russell James shines his torch into the crevices of the British underworld and turns what crawls out into some of the best crime fiction being written today. He's created a life for himself in Deptford while waiting for three years for word from the Man. His allies are Victor and Timmy, but they got Timmy. Was it the other side, the mob, the cops? He doesn't know. He only knows that his cover is blown. Escaping to Brighton, he meets Rachel. They spend time together. It's not supposed to happen, but he begins to care. And this is where his real trouble starts. Collected Five diverse stories from the Godfather of British noir. Four of these stories have appeared in British magazines, but none have appeared before in the US. How Could it Last?, is published here for the first time.

Genres: Crime

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

A British author of some 2 dozen books, half of which are crime novels, Russell is an ex-chairman of the Crime Writers Association. He has written several non-fiction works and half a dozen historical novels. He is currently working on the third book in his Croome Victorian saga, the first of which is AFTER SHE DROWNED, telling of forbidden love in the Victorian Church, and the second THE CAPTAIN'S WARD, telling of a young girl's coming of age in Victorian Britain.