Lanterna Rally

Author: Stephen Burrows

Publisher:

Published: 2017-03-03

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13: 9781520642727

The story of family torn apart, and a rollercoaster adventure through the formative decades of the last century involving the genesis of the Hells Angels, Organised Crime Gangs and the underside of Policing, packed with nostalgia and history.Mary Docker, a single mother in wartime, fights for her own and her twin's survival. The twins have their own problems. A rare genetic 'miracle' means one is black, one white. Their destinies lead them to opposite sides of the law, conflict and betrayal. Elsewhere in Birmingham, Patrick Quinn, a violent child of Irish descent, makes a deal with the devil, a deal that haunts him down the years and draws the twins into a cataclysmic showdown.Set predominantly in the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies, in Birmingham, Ireland, New York and California, Black Over Bill's Mother's is a huge dose of nostalgia, history and culture. A fast - moving and gripping story of a family falling apart, featuring police, Hells Angels, and gangs in a struggle for supremacy. The plot winds through five decades before a gripping conclusion full of twists and turns.Incorporating genuine historical events and locations, imbued with Brummie language, police slang, music and culture of the times, this book is in the tradition of Peaky Blinders, and could be the next generation.This is a book to appeal to all lovers of historical fiction, family sagas and violent crime thrillers. "If the phrase 'It takes a thief to catch a thief' is only half true, then it would probably take a good cop to write a good crime story. So when you put two cops together with a combined service of more than seventy years at the sharp end, the result should be a bit special. And it is, this would make a cracking holiday read" .....Mike Pryce of the Worcester News (September 2016)The Authors: Michael Layton and Stephen Burrows, both Birmingham authors, are retired police officers with more than seventy years' experience of CID and uniform policing between them. In this novel, they draw upon their knowledge and experiences, to provide a gritty and authentic story grounded in history and personal knowledge. The sequel to Black Over Bill's Mother's, 'Keep Right On', will be published in Spring 2017Michael Layton QPM is the author/co-author of a number of non - fiction books dealing with football violence and police history including 'Hunting the Hooligans' and 'Birmingham's Front Line'. A joint non-fiction book, 'The Noble Cause' puts the spotlight on policing, its methods and training in the 1980's and 1990's. A Facebook Page, 'Bostin Books', details all their books, together with photographs and nostalgia.