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2000s: Dragged half dead from a river, Ben Bracken, fugitive ex-soldier, is in a bad way.
Till Morning is Nigh
What you need to know before your trail
But, too valuable to discard and too dangerous to set free, an old friend offers him a choice: abandon his identity and become a desk-bound advisor to the National Crime Agency, or go back to the prison he broke out of – a place where he is extremely unpopular.
Bracken is forced to accept – and he’s becoming a different man.
But all this changes when, days before Christmas, an undercover narcotics officer is murdered in horrific circumstances, and only Bracken has the inside track on the key suspect. Throwing himself into the fray, Bracken finds himself in a very present-day ideological conflict, uncovering a plot which has huge implications for both Manchester’s political, socio-economic landscape, and the nation at large – coming to an explosive conclusion amidst the twinkling fairy lights and frost-tipped boughs of Christmas Eve…
Locations
Reset- England - Manchester
- A: Manchester Station
- B: Spinningfields
- C: Salford Station
- D: People's Museum
Travel Guide
Ben Bracken’s Manchester
The city is well trodden by Ben Bracken. He’s recently moved here and the city is raw and new to him. He is now a father and is living in a new place whilst using an assumed name. Contracted to advise the National Crime Agency, he’s working on a case which is frightening and new.
A fish out of water feeling starts the novel and for readers who know Ben Bracken, this is really interesting to see how things are changing and how he has also changed. This is a novel of politics of the far right, violence, drugs and a legendary killer still at large. This is Manchester full of grit and worse.
Best to see this Manchester from the safety of a novel.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Till Morning is Nigh
Destination/location: Manchester Author/guide: Ben Bracken Departure Time: 2000s
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