Gallowstree Lane

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'Utterly authentic... with an emotional heart that's hard to ignore.' - Daily Mail

Detective Inspector Kieran Shaw's not interested in the infantry. He likes the proper criminals, the ones who can plan things. As head of Operation Perseus, a covert police operation into a highly organised and dangerous criminal network, Shaw's about to make the arrests of his career.

So when a low-level gang member threatens to derail his painstaking undercover work, Shaw's priority is to protect his operation. Nothing can be allowed to derail Perseus and let the master criminals go free.

But then a brutal murder sends a shockwave through the very organisation he has been investigating, threatening not only Shaw's case, but the lives of everyone with a connection to Gallowstree Lane...

'An authentic depiction of gang life and police politics with first class writing.' - Sunday Express

Reviews

Utterly authentic. * Daily Mail *
An authentic depiction of gang life and police politics with first class writing. * Sunday Express *
Kate London, herself a former police officer in the Met, paints a convincing picture of the pressure of working on a Major Investigation Team. Gallowstree Lane is redolent with authentic detail without clogging the action up with info dumps. London's coppers come over as real people, as do the members of the gangs they are trying so hard to get off the street. * Crimereads *
A stand out brilliant crime novel - sophisticated, authentic and utterly gripping. If you only read one crime novel this year make it this one. * Rosamund Lupton *
Sensational... A brilliant, high-octane crime novel, ringing with the hard-earned wisdom of a former cop. * Tony Parsons, praise for Kate London *
A terrific thriller, it pulls off that near-impossible trick of being not just psychologically acute and beautifully written but rivetingly plotted too. Packed with convincing detail and a full cast of excellent characters it is edge of the seat stuff: Prime Suspect rebooted. * Christobel Kent, praise for Kate London *
An absorbing debut... The author vividly re-creates the everyday experience of uniformed police... The result is a complex novel that offers rare insights into how the police operate. * Sunday Times on Post Mortem *
Taut, tight and terrific, a London thriller for our times. * Philippe Sands *
Intelligent, atmospheric, captivating - this book draws you in and doesn't let you go. A must read. * Rosamund Lupton on Post Mortem *
Kate London captures the gangland culture perfectly. It's sympathetically done... [with] wonderful characters and a story which is all too believable. * BookBag *
Behind the headlines of gangs and knife crime, Kate London's novel is about the real people involved, from the police officers in charge to vulnerable teenagers, all written with complexity, nuance and shot through not only with heart-breaking realism but moments of humour. Only a former police officer could have written a book like this one - authentic, important and pulse-quickeningly good. * Rosamund Lupton *

Author Bio

Kate London graduated from Cambridge University and moved to Paris where she trained in theatre. In 2006 Kate joined the Metropolitan Police Service. She finished her career working as part of a Major Investigation Team on SC&O1 - the Metropolitan Police Service's Homicide Command. She resigned from the MPS in August 2014. Her debut novel Post Mortem was published by Corvus in 2015.