Hood Rat
Published on 16. February 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-330-52308-0 (ISBN)
Description
BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION DAGGER AWARD
'THE MOST IMPORTANT CRIME STORY OF THE DECADE'
Scottish Mail
Manchester. London. Glasgow.
In the summer of 2011 violence erupted in our inner cities and many blamed gang culture. But is the truth so simple?
Hood Rat tells the human stories that the media miss: of young men who have fallen through the system, and of one young woman with a vision for change.
'Unflinching. It penetrates environments that most of us only ever glimpse' Observer
'Impressive. Knight uncovers the sort of stories that never make the news' Scotsman
'This British sensation is a must. Disturbingly compelling' Marie Claire
'A gripping novelistic immersion in the lives of young criminals' Louis Theroux
'The British Wire' BBC Radio 5 Live
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CRIME WRITERS ASSOCIATION NON-FICTION DAGGER AWARD
'THE MOST IMPORTANT CRIME STORY OF THE DECADE'
Scottish Mail
Manchester. London. Glasgow.
In the summer of 2011 violence erupted in our inner cities and many blamed gang culture. But is the truth so simple?
Hood Rat tells the human stories that the media miss: of young men who have fallen through the system, and of one young woman with a vision for change.
'Unflinching. It penetrates environments that most of us only ever glimpse' Observer
'Impressive. Knight uncovers the sort of stories that never make the news' Scotsman
'This British sensation is a must. Disturbingly compelling' Marie Claire
'A gripping novelistic immersion in the lives of young criminals' Louis Theroux
'The British Wire' BBC Radio 5 Live
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-330-52308-0 (9780330523080)
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Gavin Knight has written for the Guardian, Newsweek, Esquire, The Times, Prospect and many other publications.
Over a two-year period he was regularly embedded with police units in inner-city London, Manchester and Glasgow. He also spent time with dozens of violent criminals involved in gang and gun crime. Hood Rat is his first book.
Over a two-year period he was regularly embedded with police units in inner-city London, Manchester and Glasgow. He also spent time with dozens of violent criminals involved in gang and gun crime. Hood Rat is his first book.