- 160 pages
- English
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What's Tha Playing at Nah?
About this book
Welcome to What's Tha Playing At Nah?, the fourth volume of Martyn Johnson's acclaimed series of stories about policing during the 1960s and 1970s. Whether 'on the beat' or 'as CID', once again Martyn enthralls, surprises and shocks his readers with tales set in an almost forgotten era: a veritable Lost World of people, places and phrases in his beloved Sheffield. Steven Spielberg please note. Who will you meet on the journey? Well, there's the usual myriad of lovable characters, from Big Derek the doorman and Mr Dar the tailor to 'Caribbean-singing Henry' and cross-dressing 'Doreen'; and not forgetting Cecil the resident barman at 'Mucky Mary's'; Marlene the prostitute, and 'old Fred' the tramp. Among the less savoury are Mr Dirty Bastard, Mr Car Thief, Mr Money-grabber aka Nasty Pimp, Mr Sticky Fingers the burglar and Mr Nasty the rapist; and several 'perverts' of the worst kind. As usual, Martyn's down-to-earth honesty and humour shines through the pages; but he never loses sight of the human condition in all its forms: good, bad, sad and happy.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1: Clubs and Cubs!
- Chapter 2: How Would You React?
- Chapter 3: When’s a Jewel Not a Jewel?
- Chapter 4: Bottoms Up
- Chapter 5: An Emotional Roller Coaster
- Chapter 6: A Calculated Risk
- Chapter 7: Some You Win and Some You Lose
- Chapter 8: A Grim Discovery
- Chapter 9: The Dozy Pillock
- Chapter 10: Little Chicago?
- Chapter 11: A Sprat to Catch a Mackerel
- Chapter 12: ‘Taka Me Down to De Ceee I Deee’
- Chapter 13: What a Night
- Chapter 14: What a Day Mi Owd Fruit!
- Chapter 15: A Fighting Chance
- Chapter 16: What a Palaver
- Chapter 17: Good Cop – Bad Cop
- Chapter 18: You Can’t Win ‘Em All
- Chapter 19: Happy Christmas
- Chapter 20: Where’s a ‘Copper’ When You Need One?
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