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Red Riding Nineteen Seventy Four - David Peace

Description: ISBN 1846687055 / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Author: David Peace / Paperback / 304 Pages / Book is published 2008-09-04 by Serpent's Tail

Newest Review: ... this is only fiction (I hope!). David Peace has a style of writing that keeps you gripped all the way through. I have also ... more

... watched the TV series but that didn't have the same effect on me, so it was definitely his writing and not the plot (although the plot is very good, if not a little dark). The general plot of the book covers child murders (several), and so is not a lighthearted story, and is actually quite difficult to read in places Eddie Dunford works for The Yorkshire Post's as a Crime reporter and soon delves deeper into a story than anyone else has. He realises that a young schoolgirl who has gone missing, may be linked to 2...more

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Red Riding Nineteen Seventy Four - David Peace: 'Put your hands flat on the table' (604 words)
by - written on 20/08/09 (Very useful, 81 readings)
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Coming from 'up north', I was eager to read the 1974 book from the Red Riding trilogy by David Peace. I live on the outskirts of Leeds, and as the majority is set within Leeds, I find it easier to picture settings, etc. I wasn't disappointed. This dark book with a tough story leaves you gripped till the end. It has more recently been made into a TV series which was aired on channel 4 about 6 months ago, and has since been released on DVD. The book sets the scene with the West Yorkshire Police Force, and you soon realise that a large proportion of the forces Officers are in fact corrupt. This story shows how far the bent coppers are willing to go to hide their ... Read the complete review

It's certainly grim up North..... (539 words)
by - written on 09/07/09 (Very useful, 34 readings)
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Nineteen Seventy Four is the first installment of David Peace's Red Riding Quartet, filmed recently on Channel 4 as part of a trilogy, that examines a corrupt Yorkshire Police force and the lengths they will go to to hide their dirty laundry. Having watched the TV series and wanting to delve deeper into the story, I decided to borrow this from my local library. Nineteen Seventy Four, as well as being the first of four novels based around similar events over several years, is also Peace's debut. Peace would later go on to write The Damned United, also recently filmed, about deceased football manager Brian Clough. Eddie Dunford has returned to his roots, after a ... Read the complete review