Publisher's Synopsis
Poor Jake Powell. Destroyed by Manchester. Resurrected in London. Now he's the boss of a smart West End casino. But, inside, he's living a half-life fogged by old regrets.
Fifteen years ago he was hustling on the fringes of Manchester's gay village: running wild with a crowd of rentboys, purse-snatchers, Bowie Boys and disco trash; sleeping with anyone and everything . . . Now Detective Inspector Davey Green has arrived to take him back: to confront the dirty secrets that led to the murder of Jake's best friend . . . and to a new designer Manchester he barely recognises.
'He writes with vicious beauty . . . disturbingly convincing' The Times
'A nail-biting excursion into the dark night of the human soul . . . a novel that crackles with energy, wit and insight' Val McDermid
'Expertly juggles horror and pathos in the exploits of his Lost Boys of the drug-and-disco generation' Daily Telegraph
'One of the best crime stories I've read in years . . . [with] an assured lyricism that sets off the brutishness of his characters' Guardian
