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Foxtrot Oscar
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Foxtrot Oscar
Contributors:
By (Author) Charlie Owen
Publisher:
Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:
Headline Book Publishing
Publication Date:
1st June 2008
UK Publication Date:
1st May 2008
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
823.92
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
416
Dimensions:
Width 148mm, Height 247mm, Spine 26mm
Weight:
329g
Description
1976 James Callaghan becomes Prime Minister; Brotherhood of Man win the Eurovision Song Contest, things surely cannot get much worse or can they
Handstead New Town, affectionately known as Horse's Arse, a north Manchester overspill and ugly dump, melts under the relentless heat wave of the summer. The Park Royal Mafia, a group of local villains, is under new management but its muscle and sheer mindless violence has attracted the sinister attention of Sercan Ozdemir, a Turkish gangster. The police, Horse's Arse's finest, The Grim Brothers, Psycho, Pizza and the rest, try and keep a lid on things in their own inimitable style. But when the CID manoeuvre the Park Royal Mafia into a catastrophic arrangement with Ozdemir, it can only end in tears...Author Bio
Charlie Owen enjoyed a thirty-year career in the police service, serving with two forces in the Home Counties and London, reaching the rank of Inspector. He recently commenced a second career in the security services department of an investment bank. Charlie Owen is married with six children.
