Nightmare City — Nick Oldham

NIGHTMARE CITY is the second of Nick Oldham's fast paced, highly acclaimed and well reviewed thrillers featuring Henry Christie and is now available for the first time in e-format.

Gang warfare ... police corruption ... conspiracies ... crazy car chases ... and Boris the Gorilla ... welcome to the world of Henry Christie...

It's the world's brashest, trashiest seaside resort, alive with daytime fun and night-time thrills â€" Blackpool, city of dreams. And for some, like Detective Inspector Henry Christie, a city of nightmares.

Match day is never enjoyable for the police, their hands are full of petty crime and the cells full of yobs. So it's a good time for serious villains to pull a stroke. But a shooting in a newsagents and killing a police officer demands priority action. Even though the local police are first on the scene, the elite North West Organised Crime Squad are called in. Henry would be jealous of missing out on such a juicy case if he weren't so busy trying to stem the tide elsewhere.
There's a multitude of problems to deal with â€" like the murder of a prostitute, found washed up on the beach. The wounding of a policewoman trying to question a motorist. A crazy car chase which causes mayhem all the way to Manchester. And the case which raises most public concern â€" the accidental shooting of Boris the gorilla in Blackpool Zoo.

What Henry doesn't yet realise is that these incidents are linked together by a conspiracy that is about to spread indiscriminate pain. Gang warfare and official corruption are a threat to every citizen's life ... especially those of cops who value their honesty â€" like Henry Christie.

‘A rattling good crime saga' â€" Bolton Evening News
‘Every detail in this gripping, fast-paced story of police corruption and gang warfare has the ring of truth' â€" Bradford Telegraph & Argus
‘Oldham can out-plot and out-grisly most of his hard-boiled brethren' - Kirkus Reviews
‘Oldham writes multilevel crime stories in multiple voices, which adds to the suspense and gives an immediacy to the gritty violence' â€" Library Journal
‘Chilling authenticity ... a gripping tale' â€" Manchester Evening News
‘Oldham believes in a bloody good time ... and several dandy plot twists' â€" Kirkus Reviews
‘Skilful writing, a tautly woven plot, plenty of unexpected twists, and a main character who's both intelligent and appealing add up to a fine read' - Booklist