Thanks for this Dominic. You can tell it is a good list when you already have/have read some of the books. Horses Arse - the whole series is hilarious, Ben Aaronovitch - brilliant (he must have had a great police consultant because some of the Case Progression Unit comments are spot on), Bernie Gunther - really interesting and the Choirboys!!! I read that as a teenager having heard my Dad (county mountie) talking to my Mum about it - ordered it from the library no less - great book, must re-read it. Last but not least NO ORDINARY DAY, a brilliant book about John Murrays fight for justice for Yvonne - how can that be nearly 40 years ago? It seems like yesterday! I will put your book on my Xmas list
I love a good alternative history story and good to see that you're looking at it from the perspective of the Soviets occupying the UK instead of the Nazis. I got into Joseph Wambaugh when he first came out, his factual books, such as the 'Onion Field' are good. He also wrote about the Colin Pitchfork case in 'The Blooding', it's interesting for an American perspective on UK law enforcement. Wambaugh is one one of the few authors who makes me LOL with his descriptions of the various characters who wind up in policing. Can I also recommend 'To nick a good body' by Barry Norman, the film critic. Written in 1978 it's a good police procedural - anyone here remember 'soup reports'?
Cheers, Boris. I loved SSGB and Fatherland, but I've always struggled with the historical contortion required to imagine Germany successfully invading the UK. The Soviets? A different prospect. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. Imagining Soviet Britain (and researching what it might look like) was good fun and I loved writing the book.
To this list i would add Bryant & May - The Burning Man: Amazon.co.uk: Fowler, Christopher https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bryant-May-Burning-Christopher-Fowler/dp/0857522043
The Albert Smith series by Steve Higgs is also hilarious - the insights of the rejected police dog Rex Harrison make it a good read.
Thanks for this Dominic. You can tell it is a good list when you already have/have read some of the books. Horses Arse - the whole series is hilarious, Ben Aaronovitch - brilliant (he must have had a great police consultant because some of the Case Progression Unit comments are spot on), Bernie Gunther - really interesting and the Choirboys!!! I read that as a teenager having heard my Dad (county mountie) talking to my Mum about it - ordered it from the library no less - great book, must re-read it. Last but not least NO ORDINARY DAY, a brilliant book about John Murrays fight for justice for Yvonne - how can that be nearly 40 years ago? It seems like yesterday! I will put your book on my Xmas list
Thanks Fiona
I love a good alternative history story and good to see that you're looking at it from the perspective of the Soviets occupying the UK instead of the Nazis. I got into Joseph Wambaugh when he first came out, his factual books, such as the 'Onion Field' are good. He also wrote about the Colin Pitchfork case in 'The Blooding', it's interesting for an American perspective on UK law enforcement. Wambaugh is one one of the few authors who makes me LOL with his descriptions of the various characters who wind up in policing. Can I also recommend 'To nick a good body' by Barry Norman, the film critic. Written in 1978 it's a good police procedural - anyone here remember 'soup reports'?
Cheers, Boris. I loved SSGB and Fatherland, but I've always struggled with the historical contortion required to imagine Germany successfully invading the UK. The Soviets? A different prospect. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. Imagining Soviet Britain (and researching what it might look like) was good fun and I loved writing the book.