Stench: The Axe In The Head Murder

G.M. Barden
Works of: Fiction
Publisher(s): Black Rat Books

London Gangsters, Bent Cops, Stolen Gold, Freemasons, Corruption & Murder

South London, 1987. A car park. A man lies dead, an axe buried in his skull. His name is Morgan Daniels — private detective, occasional drunk, and now, the spark that will ignite a national reckoning. His murder sets off a chain reaction that pulls in bent coppers, tabloid hacks, and, before long, the highest ranks of the British establishment. One killing. One cover-up. Corruption everywhere you look.

Inspired by true events, Stench is a startling crime debut from the new voice of Brit noir.

‘a literary Molotov cocktail – blistering, paranoid, and all too plausible.’ Londonopia

‘A vivid, hardcore recreation of murder, conspiracy and corruption… Read it and be thrilled by the darkness that surrounds us.’ Jon Hotten, true crime author

‘Fantastically gritty’ Neil Root, Slumlord

‘Dripping with authenticity’ Brian Carroll, The Irish Times

‘As un-cosy as crime novels get’ William Jewell, film director

‘gripping, epic crime novel’ Ash Clifton, Twice The Trouble

‘This is Ellroy in Eltham. Dostoyevsky in Deptford.’ Thomas Trang, author

‘The soul of a poet living in the body of a crime writer.’ Katie Isbester, Claret Press