SIRENS BY JOSPEH KNOX
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festivals have introduced us to more writers. It brought to our attention new authors as well as letting us rub shoulders with the established ones. Val McDermid’s New Blood event in July last, let us hear, four authors talking about their books. One of the new bloods,Jospeh Knox, had his first book published. ‘Sirens’ is an exceptional and an intense read.
It is set in Manchester mostly in places where you would want to wipe your shoes on leaving!
You do have to pay attention. This is one helluva story. Knox is a 25 year old author and I would love to know where did he get all that detail from? They are all damn good questions when one reads about the dark details of the characters that are revealed to us. Summing the guts of it up, I can say it is about the trade in drugs and who and how they pay the price for their involvement. Their lives are woven intricately throughout and who is the actual hero is in doubt. It is told through the eyes of one man. A cop who is able to tread the narrow path of survival and to deal with the trauma, physical pain and suffering that could be beyond the strength of a normal being. He is our man and operating in an ‘undercover cop’ mode. He was ‘fitted up’ by his own kind and thrust into the hidden world of drugs. And of course there are people with power and money. It is a gripping tale.
It could win this year’s coveted Theakston’s trophy. It is that good.
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