A compelling and ingeniously plotted story of class and corruption, sex and the Sixties - now available in paperback!
London. 1967.
Nik Christou has been a rent boy since he was 15. He knows the ins and outs of Piccadilly Circus, how to spot a pretty policeman and to interpret a fleeting glance. One summer night his life is turned upside down, first by violence and then by an accusation of murder.
Anna Treadway, fleeing the ghosts of her past, works as a dresser in Soho’s Galaxy theatre. She has learned never to place too much trust in the long arm of the law and, convinced Nik is innocent she determines to find him an alibi.
Merrian Wallis, devoted wife to an MP with a tarnished reputation, just wants proof that her husband couldn’t have been involved.
As Anna searches for clues amongst a cast of MPs, actors, members of gentlemen’s clubs and a hundred different nightly clients, will anyone be willing to come forward and save Nik from his fate?
Praise for A Little London Scandal:
‘Miranda Emmerson is a genius at portraying summer nights in the city — with all their “distemper and secretions” — and a cruel, surprisingly small world in which privilege and prejudice quash any compassion. Fortunately, light relief is provided by the backstage goings-on at the Galaxy Theatre in Soho, where, in order to succeed, the actors need “lead stomachs, steel minds and loose knickers”.’
The Times
‘This sequel to the excellent Miss Treadway and the Field of Stars is a pitch-perfect evocation of 1960s London with a smart, sharp voice all of its own.’
i News
‘If you loved A Very English Scandal or The Trial Of Christine Keeler, then this is a must-read’
Red Magazine
‘Entertaining and satisfying… Anna Treadway is the compassionate detective we need, and a great addition to the world of detection’
Caroline Hulse, author of The Adults
‘Well-plotted, moving and engrossing. A rich portrait of 60s London from the perspective of a range of engaging characters. Particularly moving is the voice the novel gives to the marginalised and disdained’
Rebecca Wait, author of Our Fathers
‘Conjures up the true spirit of multicultural 60s London - with all its charm and danger – with compassion and heart’
Samira Ahmed