Two Tribes [Hardcover]

Charlie Owen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2010

1978: The UK is crippled by industrial disputes. Rubbish is piled high in the streets and the dead go unburied. Nothing new in Hanstead New Town, a north Manchester overspill. Except an engineering factory is being picketed by the National Front, and it’s getting nasty. The police think it’s time for action. Chief Inspector Pete Stephenson decides on a subtle solution: a Zulu fighting buffalo formation. Accordingly, the 60-strong patrol group disappear for a month to be trained in Zulu tactics, but most importantly to practice fiercesome chanting. Between them, the cops at Horse’s Arse—Pizza, Psycho, the Brothers Grimm, and the rest—ready themselves for a showdown with the pickets. But who is going to win this battle of wits and will, and who will end up being beaten senseless?

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A kaleidoscope of unbridled moral mayhem. [Charlie Owen] narrates with a genuinely deft, distinctly nonregulation-issue wit."  —Daily Telegraph

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Charlie Owen enjoyed a thirty-year career in the police service, serving with two forces in the Home Counties and London, reaching the rank of Inspector.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (February 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 075534569X
• ISBN-13: 978-0755345694
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,193,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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