City of Tiny Lights

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City of Tiny Lights

Crime and mystery fiction Thriller / suspense fiction

Author: Patrick Neate

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Language: English

Published by: Penguin

Published on: 30th June 2005

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 1 Mb

ISBN: 9780141906058


Now a film starring

Riz Ahmed, James Floyd, Billie Piper, Cush Jumbo, Roshan Seth and Antonio Aakeel

Meet Tommy Akhtar, Ugandan Asian cricket fan, devoted son, and not very successful private investigator with offices over his brother Gundappa's mini-cab firm in deepest West London.

He's just woken up from his hangover (combing the parting on his tongue) when his next case comes through the door. It looks like just another investigation when hooker Melody comes into his office asking him to find her co-worker, Natasha, last seen meeting new client at a bar in Shepherd's Market.

But as the search for Natasha intensifies, Tommy's world becomes increasingly sinister. He is drawn into a murder investigation, the criminal underworld, the world of fundamentalist religion and maybe even terrorist activities. Neate brilliantly explores the oddball underbelly and weird cultural mix of London - The City of Tiny Lights - today and questions just what it really means to be British now...

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