An Inconvenient Grave

by Steve Weaver

Will the truth ever be exposed? Some people have God, but not Tob. He has the Hells Angels. He lives by rules laid down in California during 1949, anachronistic rules with severe penalties. His mind is in turmoil, his eyes focused on a view from the window of his home. What is so terrible? Can he cover his tracks? He is supremely confident. He plans, repeats, it cannot go wrong. But... there is this one, local detective. A detective with a bee in his bonnet. He has a gut-feeling that he cannot shake off. DC Geoff Deeley doesn't like coincidence, so when three young men go missing and the common denominator is Tob Hobson, he takes a serious interest in Tob's activities. He spends six years in ruthless pursuit, encountering lies and false trails. He may passionately believe that the three men are dead, murdered. But is he right? No one else seems convinced. Will anyone ever listen to him? Can he find out the truth? Gripping twists and turns, heartbreak, violence and then, the ultimate final betrayal. But where are the bodies? No body, no murder. Or is there?

432 pages, Paperback

Published March 24, 2022

Reviews

[Catherine Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

I only heard about this story for the first time this year. I didn't really know what to expect, all I knew was Tobs family, bought the house he grew up in on Wakefield Road from my grandparents. I thought the book was loosely based on the story, with the character's names changing. It was only from speaking to my Auntie that I found out it was all real life. Crazy to think there were members of the Hells Angels in the village next to where I grew up. What made the story more interesting was the fact my family had connections to the victims. The second victim attended a party at my grandparents' house. Not the best written, but it was nice to read a story and be able to picture the places exactly; the Old George is where I went to a Brownies Christmas party. The Gasgoine used to do the best egg and chips. I got a little bored towards the end, but I think that's only because I wanted to start my new book.

[Jackie Hawkhead · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book, sensitively written especially as I live in Garforth where the events happened and so I can relate to the places depicted so clearly.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m local to the area and found out about this case through a documentary on YouTube. After reading up on the limited information online, I came across this book and was very impressed by all of the information inside, answering all questions I had about what happened in this small town in the 70’s.

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this isn't the best-written book, it is such an interesting albeit difficult read, detailing three horrific murders in a small UK village in the 70s.
Some names have been changed- likely neighbours, but the victims' and perpetrators' names have been kept the same, these are crimes that so few people know about and without this book could be lost to time.

[Kerri Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found the Yorkshire dialect quite hard to read, but then it is set in the depths of mining Yorkshire.