Why a Booktrail?
1980s, 2000s: Resnick’s final case
Darkness, Darkness (Charlie Resnick 12)
Why a Booktrail?
1980s, 2000s: Resnick’s final case
What you need to know before your trail
Thirty years ago, the Miners’ Strike threatened to tear the country apart, turning neighbour against neighbour, husband against wife, father against son – enmities which smoulder still.
Resnick, recently made up to inspector, and ambivalent at best about some of the police tactics, had run an information gathering unit at the heart of the dispute.
Now, in virtual retirement, and still grieving over the violent death of his former partner, the discovery of the body of a young woman who disappeared during the Strike brings Resnick back to the front line to assist in the investigation into the woman’s murder – forcing him to confront his past in what will assuredly be his last case.
Travel Guide
Travel BookTrail style around Nottingham
Nottingham
The city streets are carved out of grit and the pen of John Harvey. This book is a salubrious guide to the city and within the area of Renford and The Park, you get to see the two extremes so common in cities up and down the country.
For jazz fans, there are plenty of places to go and find the music! www.thepelicanclub.co.uk/
The Miners Strike
There were several pits in and around Nottinghamshire in the 1980s. Most are now closed and are parkland or have been built on. However the legacy remains.
“Right from the earliest days, the first walkouts, the Nottingshire pits had been the least militant, the most likely to drag their feet…
“Around them, tempers flared: fists were raised, windows broken, things were thrown. There is a lot of tension here and the book delves into the raw reality that was the miners’ strike and the people who were left behind by the government changes.”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Darkness, Darkness (Charlie Resnick 12)
Destination: Nottingham Author/guide: John Harvey Departure Time: 1980s
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