Hood Rat

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, True Crime, Social Science
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Author: Gavin Knight ISBN: 9781447204008
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Publication: July 1, 2011
Imprint: Picador Language: English
Author: Gavin Knight
ISBN: 9781447204008
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication: July 1, 2011
Imprint: Picador
Language: English

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

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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

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