by David Peace · Serpents Tail · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781846687051
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«Nineteen Seventy Four» is the crime novel by David Peace, published by Serpents Tail in paperback (304 pages, in English).
Yorkshire, winter 1974. Eddie Dunford, crime correspondent for the Yorkshire Evening Post, discovers that beneath the surface of a grey city lies a network of corruption, violence and secrets. The disappearance of several girls drags him into an obsessive investigation in which the truth comes at a high price.
First instalment of the Red Riding Quartet series, originally published in 1999. Winner of the Deutscher Krimi Preis 2006.
For crime fiction readers seeking a raw, claustrophobic story, with echoes of James Ellroy and a British seventies setting.
David Peace is an English writer. Best known for his UK-set novels Red Riding Quartet (1999–2002), GB84 (2004), The Damned Utd (2006), and Red or Dead (2013), Peace was named one of the Best of Young British Novelists by Granta in their 2003 list. His books often deal with themes of mental breakdown or derangement in the face of extreme circumstances. In an interview with David Mitchell, he stated: "I was drawn to writing about individuals and societies in moments that are often extreme, and often at times of defeat, be they personal or broader, or both. I believe that in such moments, during such times, in how we react and how we live, we learn who we truly are, for better or worse."
