Pièce à conviction

by Ashley Bernard, Rose-Marie Vassallo

When a sinister woman corners and threatens Paula - and gives her a warning to pass onto her grandad - she's pretty shaken up. What Grandad reveals to Paula, and to her alone, is that he's been an unwilling witness to an armed robbery by a ruthless local gang. And he's got a vital piece of evidence that both the police and the gang are desperate for. The crooks are prepared to go to any lengths to get what they want, and Paula finds herself in a very dangerous she should go to the cops and help to expose the vicious gang, but she knows that doing so would endanger her family.

352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Willen P · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't think it was terrible, just very slow and felt like a wild goose chase (obviously it wasn't, it just felt like it). Why didn't Sam hide the object somewhere a bit more mysterious e.g. Pratap's shop. How did he even manage to hide it in the place where it was found eventually?

Only thing I liked was its setting in 1980s East London.

[Carla Groom · Rating 5 out of 5]

The TV series was my absolute favourite when I was about 10. The book didn't disappoint, either as a child or 30 years later. Psychological thriller tackling the timeless adolescent topic of loyalty to friends versus family. Set against a backdrop of late 70s/early 80s East-End London, and the impact of an older gangster culture and a newer South Asian community.